Before We Were Free (Laurel-Leaf Books Readers Circle)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 044023784X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Three Stars S. Watson great classic read.. N. Salazar said This book has touched me deeply.. This is one of the books I have liked the most. This book has many similarities with "Anne Franke's diary" both girls living in a cruel situation. Julia Alvarez did a terrific job creating an environment with a lot of tension. It was sad for me reading about a regimen I did not have known before and the lives that were gone in a country's attempt to obtain peace and freedom.I loved how the author portrayed all the innocence in Anita's words so this book can be read for adolescents without describing the cruel and . Eye Witness to this story Julia Alvarez - Before we were Free. This talented, prize winning author, again has accurately written a fascinating novel about actual political events in the Dominican Republic during the critical period when her parents, family and friends sought freedom from oppression and won.I am an Eye Witness. I was the the US Air Attaché at that time and was the tenant of their home when her parents had to flee to the United for safety. Manuel J. Chavez Lt. Col. USAF (Ret)
What would life be like for a teen living under a dictatorship? Afraid to go to school or to talk freely? Knowing that, at the least suspicion, the secret police could invade your house, even search and destroy your private treasures? Or worse, that your father or uncles or brothers could be suddenly taken away to be jailed or tortured or killed? Such experiences have been all too common in the many Latin American dictatorships of the last 50 years. Gradually, through overheard conversations and the explanations of her older sister, Lucinda, she comes to understand that her father and uncles are involved in a plot to kill El Jefe, the dictator, and that they are all in deadly peril. Twelve-year-old Anita de la Torre is too involved with her own life to be more than dimly aware of the growing menace all around her, until her last cousins and uncles and aunts have fled to Ameri
But by her 12th birthday in 1960, most of her relatives have emigrated 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 of el Trujillo’s dictatorship.Using the strength and courage of her family, Anita must overcome her fears and fly to freedom, leaving all that she once knew behind.From renowned author Julia Alvarez comes an unforgettable story about adolescence, perseverance, and one girl’s struggle to be free.. Anita de la To