Before we were free /
Alvarez, Julia,
Before we were free / Julia Alvarez. - 175 pages ; 19 cm
"This edition is only available for distribution through the school market." --Back cover
"A story of Anita de la Torre, a twelve-year old girl living in the Dominican Republic in 1960. Most of Anita's relatives have emigrated to the United States, her Tio Toni has disappeared, Papi has been getting mysterious phone calls about butterflies and someone named Mr. Smith, and the secret police have started terrorizing her family for their suspected opposition to the country's dictator. While Anita deals with a frightening series of events, she also struggles with her adolescence and her own personal flight to be free." --Publisher's description.
Children
Text in English
0439724139
Revolutions--Juvenile fiction.
Dominican Republic --Juvenile fiction.--1930-1961--History
/ .Al473 2002
Before we were free / Julia Alvarez. - 175 pages ; 19 cm
"This edition is only available for distribution through the school market." --Back cover
"A story of Anita de la Torre, a twelve-year old girl living in the Dominican Republic in 1960. Most of Anita's relatives have emigrated to the United States, her Tio Toni has disappeared, Papi has been getting mysterious phone calls about butterflies and someone named Mr. Smith, and the secret police have started terrorizing her family for their suspected opposition to the country's dictator. While Anita deals with a frightening series of events, she also struggles with her adolescence and her own personal flight to be free." --Publisher's description.
Children
Text in English
0439724139
Revolutions--Juvenile fiction.
Dominican Republic --Juvenile fiction.--1930-1961--History
/ .Al473 2002