Dreams of Significant Girls
by Cristina Garcia
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53%
Critic Reviews: 19
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63%
Reader Ratings: 8
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Synopsis
The âpower of sisterhood and female friendships shineâ (Publishers Weekly) in this boarding school novel that spans continents and delves deep with maturity and grace. Shirin is an Iranian princess; Ingrid, a German-Canadian eccentric; and Vivien, a Cuban-Jewish New Yorker culinary phenom. The three are roommates at a Swiss boarding school, where they spend their summers learning more than French and European culture. As the girlsâ paths cross and... more
About Cristina Garcia
- All Critics: 19
- Positive: 12
- Negative: 7
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Bibliophile Brouhaha | 5 Apr 2011
The story, setting, everything - it's exquisitely written.
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Annette's Book Spot | 9 Jul 2011
I know I will recommend this book to many of my teens.
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The New York Times | 15 Jul 2011
Even after the book ended, I was still thinking about that exhilarating moment: it’s summer now, as it is in García’s novel, and I really, really want that T-shirt.
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A Casual Reader's Blog | 15 Aug 2011
I felt this was a pretty good book.
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Bloggers Heart Books | 19 Aug 2011
Sometimes books like this are just what you need.
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Slate Breakers | 15 Aug 2011
The overwhelming dynamism, believability and realism of the way these three women and their connection to one another is written makes this story one to watch for.
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Reading World | 8 Feb 2012
The first time I picked up the book, I read a few chapters and stopped, unable to get into the story.
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Los Angeles Times | 21 Aug 2011
Like an international "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," "Dreams of Significant Girls" works because the characters are all so different.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Jun 2011
The epilogue ties things up nicely though, making the journey worth taking.
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A Girl, Books and Other Things | 29 Jun 2011
I think the enjoyment factor of this book is entirely dependent on how much you connect with the girls.
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Fresh Fiction | 14 Nov 2011
Cristina Garcia is a strong writer and provides an interesting and unique look at the lives of these three girls.
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Books and Literature | 13 Dec 2011
I just wasn't pleased with the whole subject of the story: puberty.
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Paper Reader | 4 Jul 2011
I don't think this is a book that everyone will be able to worm their way into.
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Des Absurdites | 21 Mar 2011
Garcia gave me no reason to care about her characters.
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Publishers Weekly | 30 May 2011
The girls' personal awakenings feel organic, and the narrative handles mature themes well, including abortion, family connections to Nazis, and sexual awakenings.
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Not Acting My Age | 24 Feb 2012
This is extremely well-written, but ultimately not really a YA book.
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Stephanie Vandrick Reads | 20 Aug 2011
The story is in some senses too predictable, and lacks depth, but it is enjoyable to read.
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Christian Science Monitor | 23 Sep 2011
Garcia provides her characters with thoroughly contemporary emotional lives while depicting a society on the cusp of political and social transformation.
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Kiss the Book | 25 Oct 2011
Just like sisters, they fight, experience life, grow apart, and grow up.
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