Title:
The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist / Margarita Engle.
ISBN:
9780547807430
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Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Physical Description:
182 pages ; 22 cm
Awards Note:
Honor book for the Pura Belpré Award, author (2014)
Contents:
Historical background -- pt. 1. Suns and rays, 1827 -- pt. 2. The orphan theater, 1827 -- pt. 3. The marriage market, 1828 -- pt. 4. See me as I am, 1829 -- pt. 5. The hotel of Peace, 1836 -- Historical note -- The writing of Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda.
Summary:
In free verse, this fictionalization evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG+ 6.7 2 158122
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Audience:
1070L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn828265007
Availability:
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
