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This book started out good but for a book about aliens & teens with special powers it was rather boring. One night while trying to shoot a fake haunted house video a group of teens see a bright light across a field. So of course they hop the fence to check it out 😱
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I loved this book, set in 1960s #DominicanRepublic at the end of Trujillo‘s dictatorship. Life is changing for 11 yr old Anita. Her uncle has disappeared, cousins are leaving for freedom in the US, & she‘s becoming aware of the boys around her. And, slowly, of the dangers her family are facing.

I knew nothing about this period of history, & will be heading off to learn more. The writing‘s beautiful, & I was completely engrossed in Anita‘s story.