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Alma and how she got her name

by Juana Martinez-Neal

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When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceJUVENILE FICTION / Family / MultigenerationalJUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin AmericaNames, Personal -- FictionFamilies -- FictionFictionCaribbean & Latin AmericaPeople & PlacesPersonal NamesFamiliesSelf-Esteem & Self-RelianceFamily