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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Caught between the old world & the new, is where the four Garcia sisters find themself after fleeing the Dominican Republic to mainstream America. This evokes the difficulties, tension & joys of belonging to two different cultures.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Anita de la Torre never questioned her freedom living in the Dominican Republic. But by her twelfth birthday in 1960, most of her relatives have immigrated 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 to Trujilo's iron-fisted rule. Using the strength and courage of her family, Anita must overcome her fears and fly to freedom,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
The García sisters--Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía--and their family must flee their home in the Dominican Republic after the discovery of their father's role in an attempt to overthrow the brutal dictator Rafael Trujillo. They arrive in New York City in 1960 to a life far removed from their existence in the Caribbean. In the wondrous but not always welcoming U.S.A., their parents try to hold on to their old ways as the girls try to find new...
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