![]() Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewĪ realistic and compelling account of a girl growing up too quickly while coming to terms with the cost of freedom. Winner of the Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult LiteratureĪ stirring work of art. 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 Tio 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. ![]() SLJĪnita de la Torre never questioned her freedom living in the Dominican Republic. Diary entries written by a child while in hiding will remind readers of Anne Frank's story. ![]() A new paperback edition of Julia Alvarez's beloved Pura Belpre winner about life in Trujillo's Dominican Republic. ![]()
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