by Julia Alvarez
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Challenging
This book is required reading for the enrichment class only, but all students are welcome to read it on their own. This is the true story of the Mirabal sisters, "Las Mariposas", who risked their lives to help make Dominican Republic free of the domineering dictator, Rafael Trujillo (AKA "El Jefe") during the 1930s-1960s. This account details the individual stories of all four sisters: Dede, Patria, Maria Teresa, and Minerva.
