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    Isla de leones

    Isla de leones

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    Spanish Description

    Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words

    En esta aclamada novela en verso de Margarita Engle, ganadora de un Newbery Honor, el joven Antonio Chuffat crece en la Cuba del siglo XIX, durante la lucha de la isla por independizarse de España. Hijo de herencia africana, china y cubana, Antonio es testigo de las penurias de los esclavos africanos y de los trabajadores chinos contratados, y junto a sus amigos Wing y Fan descubre que las armas no han de ser el único modo de ganar la libertad. Convertido en mensajero y defensor de los derechos civiles, aprende el poder de las palabras en la lucha por la justicia. Elogiada por School Library Journal como bellamente escrita y provocadora, esta edición en español acerca a los lectores un capítulo extraordinario de la historia cubana.

    Reading Levels

    Ages:

    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14+

    Grades:

    • Grade 5
    • Grade 6-8
    • Grade 9-12

    Book Details

    Copyright: 2019

    Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

    Author: Margarita Engle

    Subject: Latin American History and Culture

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    About the Book

    In this acclaimed novel in verse by Newbery Honor winner Margarita Engle, young Antonio Chuffat comes of age in nineteenth-century Cuba during the island's struggle for independence from Spain. The son of African, Chinese, and Cuban heritage, Antonio witnesses the hardships of enslaved Africans and indentured Chinese laborers, and alongside his friends Wing and Fan he discovers that weapons are not the only way to win freedom. Becoming a messenger and champion for civil rights, he learns the power of words in the fight for justice. Praised by School Library Journal as beautifully written and thought-provoking, this Spanish-language edition brings a remarkable chapter of Cuban history to life for middle-grade readers.

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