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dominican republic

Sammy Sosa

A biography of baseball player Sammy Sosa, which describes his childhood in the Dominican Republic and his years with the Chicago Cubs, including his home run race against Mark McGwire in 1998.

Albert Pujols

Profiles the life and achievements of Albert Pujols, discussing his childhood in the Dominican Republic, amateur career, and Major League Baseball success. Includes photographs, highlights, a glossary, and resources.

Antes de ser libres

Twelve-year-old Anita de la Torre faces the problems of adolescence alone against the backdrop of political upheaval in 1960s Dominican Republic.

Sammy Sosa

home run hitter = bateador de home runs
Photographs and simple English and Spanish text provide a brief look at the career of baseball hero Sammy Sosa. Includes a glossary and index.

Robinson Cano?

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David Ortiz

Profiles David Ortiz, Dominican-American professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox.
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Las huellas secretas

A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.
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El color de mis palabras

When life gets difficult for Ana Rosa, a twelve-year-old would-be writer living in a small village in the Dominican Republic, she can depend on her older brother to make her feel better--until the life-changing events on her thirteenth birthday.

The secret footprints

A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.

Before we were free

2018
Anita, a typically self-absorbed twelve-year-old living in the Dominican Republic in the early 1960s, is surprised to discover her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.
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