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Before We Were Free
by Julia Alvarez
I picked up this book on a whim and didn’t think much of it but I am so glad I did. This was my first 5 star read of the month of May and I am so glad I found it and read it when I did!
I cannot really explain why I loved this book so much but just know that it is definitely worth a read. Just give it a try. We follow a 12 year old girl as her family tries to liberate their country from a dictatorship and all the repercussions that follow.
Even though our narrator did not know what was going on based on the writing we were able to know what she did not, helping us to grasp the gravity of the situations.
I loved that it wasn’t just about the dictatorship but it also showed them trying to live the best life/ most normal life they can with school, parties, crushes etc. it helped it all seem more real and made it feel like we were talking to a friend.
I cannot really explain why I loved this book so much but just know that it is definitely worth a read. Just give it a try. We follow a 12 year old girl as her family tries to liberate their country from a dictatorship and all the repercussions that follow.
Even though our narrator did not know what was going on based on the writing we were able to know what she did not, helping us to grasp the gravity of the situations.
I loved that it wasn’t just about the dictatorship but it also showed them trying to live the best life/ most normal life they can with school, parties, crushes etc. it helped it all seem more real and made it feel like we were talking to a friend.