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Anita de la Torre never questioned her freedom living in the Dominican Republic. 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.
In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.
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Lisa Gianakos
reviewed Before We Were Free on February 12, 2012
Before We Were Free
This book was a solid "blah" for me. It wasn't that it was necessarily bad, it was just boring. Alvarez tried to make this book a heart-racing drama, but it just didn't cut it. Especially since Anita spent most of the book dealing with such average teenage problems, envying her sister, talking about puberty, and obsessing over her various crushes.
High Points.
Whenever there was actually some suspense...not very often. Trujillo's interest in her sister (unlikely, but actually quite grotesquely suspenseful). The title and cover.
Low Points.
Most of the book-the excessive dialogue and conversations that bored me to tears. Anything puberty related. Writing in a diary:
Dear Anita,
Writing depressingly in a diary in captivity is totally taken.
Sincerely, Anne Frank
Anita herself. I wanted to feel bad for her, but she was such a Mary-Sue, I just ended up wanting to yell at her to grow up already. Most of the other characters were too stereotypical: kind-hearted father, protective mother, obstinate yet comforting older sister, wise grandma, etc.
I think you'll like this book if you like Newbery honor books, like, say, Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry. For me, it just didn't pass the sniff test.
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