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The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
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4 out of 5
Based on 1,440 Ratings and 283 Reviews

Book Description
"I find it so easy to forget / that I'm just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts."

Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of these, the boldest was Gertrudis G�mez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. In passionate, accessible verses of her own, Engle evokes the voice of this bo... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages192
ISBN-100547807430
ISBN-13978-0547807430
Publication Date03/19/2013
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About Margarita Engle (Author) : Margarita Engle is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Published credits of Margarita Engle include The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom and The Poet Slav... more
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