A new paperback edition of Julia Alvarez\'s beloved Pura Belpr winner about life in Trujillo\'s Dominican Republic. -- Booklist. -- SLJ Alvarez\'s story will spark intense discussion about politics and family.
Readers will bite their nails as the story moves to its inexorable conclusion. . . . -- The Horn Book, Starred Review Diary entries written by the child while in hiding will remind readers of Anne Frank\'s story. -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review A realistic and compelling account of a girl growing up too quickly while coming to terms with the cost of freedom.
A Miami Herald Best Book of the Year Winner of the Am ricas Award for Children\'s and Young Adult Literature Winner of the Pura Belpr Award An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults An ALA-ALSC Notable Children\'s Book A stirring work of art.
From renowned author Julia Alvarez comes an unforgettable story about adolescence, perseverance, and one girl\'s struggle to be free.
Using the strength and courage of her family, Anita must overcome her fears and fly to freedom, leaving all that she once knew behind.
But by her twelfth birthday in 1960, most of her relatives have immigrated to the United States, her T o 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. -- SLJ Anita 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 Belpr winner about life in Trujillo\'s Dominican Republic
