Helpful Report abuse Pencie Rumley very humbling read, but very heart touching as well. Shes takes the reader through the sadness and joy. “Alvarez’s story will spark intense discussion about politics and family. Reviewed in the United States on DecemVerified Purchase Lisa Wingate paints a picture of tragedy and triumph. Readers will bite their nails as the story moves to its inexorable conclusion.” - SLJ “Diary entries written by the child while in hiding will remind readers of Anne Frank’s story. “A realistic and compelling account of a girl growing up too quickly while coming to terms with the cost of freedom.” - The Horn Book, Starred Review PURE BELPR AWARD WINNER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINES 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME - AN ALA-YALSA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS From renowned author Julia Alvarez. “A stirring work of art.” - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Winner of the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Using the strength and courage of her family, Anita must overcome her fears and fly to freedom, leaving all that she once knew behind.įrom renowned author Julia Alvarez comes an unforgettable story about adolescence, perseverance, and one girl’s struggle to be free. But by her twelfth birthday in 1960, most of her relatives have immigrated to the United States, her Tío Toni has disappeared without a trace, and the government’s secret police terrorize her remaining family because of their suspected opposition to Trujillo’s iron-fisted rule. Using the strength and courage of her family, Anita must overcome her fears and fly to freedom, leaving all that she once knew behind. “Diary entries written by a child while in hiding will remind readers of Anne Frank’s story.” - SLJĪnita de la Torre never questioned her freedom living in the Dominican Republic. A new paperback edition of Julia Alvarez’s beloved Pura Belpré winner about life in Trujillo’s Dominican Republic.
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