dominican republic

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.

Describes the history, government, economy, environment, society, lifestyle, religion, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and foods of the Dominican Republic, and includes a color map, fact files, recipes, a time line, a glossary, and a list of further resources.

Gives a fictionalized account of four sisters in the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship of General Trujillo.

In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.

Introduces young readers to the geography and culture of the Dominican Republic.

Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.

Collection of ten stories focusing on the frustrations and joys of people living in poverty and uncertainty in places like the barrios of the Dominican Republic and urban communities of New Jersey.

Presents an introduction to the geography of the Dominican Republic, focusing on five major themes, including location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. Includes illustrations.

A novel based on the life of Profesora Camila Henr?quez-Ure?a, a teacher whose mother was Salom? Ure?a, famous nineteenth-century political poet from the Dominican Republic.

Text and illustrations present information on the geography, history, government, economy, people, culture, life, and society of the Dominican Republic.