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The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist Cover Image Book Book

The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist / Margarita Engle.

Engle, Margarita, (author.). Rodriguez, Edel, (illustrator.). Tardiff, Elizabeth, (jacket designer.). Harcourt (Firm), (publisher.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0547807430 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 9780547807430 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 9780547807430 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 0547807430 (hardback)
  • Physical Description: 182 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Boston ; Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Harcourt is an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company"--Title page verso.
"Jacket illustration ... by Edel Rodriguez ; Jacket design by Elizabeth Tardiff"--Jacket flap.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 181).
Formatted Contents Note:
Historical background -- Suns and rays, 1827 -- The orphan theater, 1827 -- The marriage market, 1828 -- See me as I am, 1829 -- The hotel of Peace, 1836 -- Historical note -- The writing of Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda.
Summary, etc.:
In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.
Awards Note:
Pura Belpré Honor book, 2014

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Bethel Public Library TEEN F ENGLE (Text) 34030128990436 Teen Fiction Available -
East Side Branch - Bridgeport YA ENGLE (Text) 34000080788128 Young Adult Fiction Available -
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