La hija del sastre

by Carrie Toth, Carol Gaab

Growing up in a Republican family during Franco's fascist rule of Spain, Emilia Matamoros discovers just how important keeping a secret can be! After her father, a former captain in the Republican army, goes into hiding, Emilia not only must work as a seamstress to support her family, she must work to guard a secret that will protect her father and save her family from certain death. Will her innocence be lost and will she succumb to the deceptive and violent tactics of Franco's fascist regime?

Genres: Historical Fiction, School, Spanish Literature, Read For School

137 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Paige VanderBrink · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars. Ignacio is trash.

[Kitty · Rating 2 out of 5]

lecturas de la escuelas, pero entretenida 🧎‍♀️

[Allison Sayles · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was definitely a journey and there was a solid part that was very enjoyable but the beginning was repetitive and the ending fell flat

[Henry Moran]

damn

[PAIGE ✮ · Rating 2 out of 5]

this i also had to read for spanish. it was lowk interesting. so scandalous!

[Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

The emotional journey this book provides is like one over a plain. There’s lots of grass and whatnot that just makes it beautiful.

[Violet · Rating 1 out of 5]

No me gusta. Actually the worst book I’ve ever read. Emilia is annoying, Ignacio is a pedophile, the dad is forgettable even tho the book is supposed to be abt him, Camila is not in it for most and I lowkey thought she died, and mom is stupid. Only good character was abuela and that’s a stretch. I’m going to burn this book. I’m against banning books but I would be celebrating if this book was banned in classrooms.

[maggie foster · Rating 1 out of 5]

all my homies HATE the spanish civil war

[Cordelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gusta este libro. El libro era para practicar para mí. Es bueno para practicar. El fin del libro es interesante. Yo quiero saber más un poco pero entiendo por qué el libro termina.

[Michelle Zhou · Rating 1 out of 5]

estupido. la protagonista de este novella es una persona immadura y tonta. ignacio no es un buen carácter y siempre Emilia dice que "él es muy guapo y seductivo y te amo" pero COMO??? hay NO palabras para describir su cara... todo de él, de realidad- NECESITO SABER QUÉ ES LA BRECHA DE EDAD???? ELLA ES 16. pensé que él fue al menos 22. muy estraño y el uso de la palabra "seductivo" fue MUY MUY MUY hasco. el cuento fue muy aburrido y de mi opinion fue muchos "plot holes". su padre vivó en un sotano para 3 meses... a este punto acaba a francia para real. me choca. si fue mi, no me deja mismo ser manipulada para un HOMBRE.

[Acd03 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Use of Spanish is pretty lame and awkward, but the plot lowkey slaps

[Grace Hough]

In this book there was a girl named amelia that lied with her family as they hide from an army because amelia's father was a general from the opposing army. Her father was forced to live in a hidden room in the basement so the family could say he abandoned his family. They sent in a officer to go in undercover with the family because the army didn't believe the general had left. On his assignment the officer fell in love with Amelia but it was too late and he already told the army where her father was. He helped them escape too france but he lost them in the process and didn't know if the family made it. He traveled to the town they had mentioned where he found Amelia.

[Camila A · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple story touching on complicated topics. Great for learning Spanish, most “new” vocabulary was structured in a way that included enough context to organically derive the meaning of the word. Pretty solid.

[Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

The romance is forced

[Dakotah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing ending & very repetitive

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for beginning Spanish learners like me.

[Elle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh. More exciting than most beginner Spanish books, but I mean...having the high schooler fall in love with an adult male soldier rubs me the wrong way. Fun to read but pretty skin-crawly, too.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

lame ending…

[Zoe Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh. el final es blah

[Sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡El libro es muy bueno! Leo este libro en mi clase de español cuatro y mi clase se encantan es. Muchos acciones y romanticismo Es una página turner. 👍🏽

[Isabella Thwing · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean it was ok, the ending was very bland to me.

[Maddie Stanley]

read to see how it would be for my students

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is written in level three Spanish.

The historical background setting is interesting: the Spanish Civil War.

The plot revolves around the relationship between a young woman from a Spanish Republican family and a young soldier from Franco's army.

There is an very helpful glossary.

[sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es mejor del otro libro. Demasiado predictable

[savannah💖 · Rating 1 out of 5]

forever traumatized