Before We Were Free

by Julia Alvarez. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, $15.95.

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Twelve–year–old Anita de le Torres’ increasing physical maturation is matched by an increasing social awareness, not only of the boys around her but also of the mounting danger to her family, active opponents of the Dominican dictator, Trujillo.

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0-375-81544-9

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Best Books for Young Adults 2003 - Selection(s)

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