Hija Del Sastre

by Carrie Toth

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: Read For School, Historical Fiction, Spanish Literature

137 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Cherie Mclaughlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This reader is excellent. I love teaching the SCW to my upper-level honors students. Learning about the fascist 30's regime(s) in Europe is always interesting to discuss when connecting to human rights. This reader does a great job at bringing vocabulary, grammatical concepts, and historical aspects into perspective at a high school student level. I recommend this reader to anyone looking to teach human rights and the SCW.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is now December and my Spanish 4 students are reading this book in my class. This is my first time using novels to teach Spanish. So far this is one of my favorites of the 3 books I've used at various levels I teach. I think my students are enjoying it. It is hard to find good Spanish novels for those learning Spanish! This one is at or just slightly above most of my student's ability and is actually interesting! Authors: Please write more books similar to this one! Ones that are more enjoyable and entertaining.

I will update after my students finish and include their reaction to the novel.

Plot: During the Spanish Civil War, a teenage girl has to keep a family secret in order to protect her family from Fascists seeking revenge on her father. The story lends itself well to teaching about Spanish history, vocabulary, family relations and a bit of culture. Some vocabulary words are recycled and I like that. It uses cognates but also requires students to learn new words. I also like this. Books that are too heavy on cognates are less interesting to me.

******slight spoiler

There is a a love interest and I will let you read to see how that ends up. My students are already guessing about the ending. One student guessed the romance will end well while others think the love interest is a liar and a user. Read to find out :)

[Raina Saini · Rating 5 out of 5]

la hija del sastre o la hija desastre jajaja

[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.

[Michaela · Rating 3 out of 5]

*2.5

[Brianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly good, but the ending was really cheesy

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mucho suspense. Me gusta.

[Dara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to prep for a class. This is probably the best "reader" I have in my class library as far as interesting story. Now I'm inspired to do a unit on this whole time period of Spanish history.

[★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

mejor no opino A

[kayla · Rating 2 out of 5]

first book i read that’s not in english! i ♡ spanish.

[Jami Hart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weirdest book I ever read.

[Shelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to read it for class. Not bad for a class book but other wise I wouldn't have picked it up

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[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lei este libro para una clase. Era un cuento interesante. Podimos practicar el subjuntivo y, al mismo tiempo aprender unas cosas acerca la guerra civil en Espana. Bien escrito.