Before We Were Free
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Before We Were Free is a young adult historical novel by Julia Alvarez that follows a Dominican girl coming of age under Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Before We Were Free canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ young adult novel ⓘ |
| author | Julia Alvarez ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
courage
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family ⓘ freedom ⓘ identity ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
life under dictatorship
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resistance to authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
high school curriculum
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middle school curriculum ⓘ |
| follows | coming-of-age of a Dominican girl ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Dominican Republic history
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Rafael Trujillo ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| literaryAward |
Pura Belpré Award
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surface form:
Pura Belpré Award Honor
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| mainCharacter | Anita de la Torre ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Trujillo dictatorship
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surface form:
Rafael Trujillo dictatorship
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