The Lightning Dreamer
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“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 Gómez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. In passionate, accessible verses of her own, Engle evokes the voice of this book-loving feminist and abolitionist who bravely resisted an arranged marriage at the age of fourteen, and was ultimately courageous enough to fight against injustice. Historical notes, excerpts, and source notes round out this exceptional tribute.
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Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet, novelist, and journalist whose work has been published in many countries. She is the author of young adult nonfiction books and novels in verse including The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book, The Poet Slave of Cuba, Hurricane Dancers, The Firefly Letters, and Tropical Secrets. She lives in northern California.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780544541122
- Publication Date
- September 15, 2015
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Page Count
- 192
- Words Per Page
- 58
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Reading Age
- 12 - 18 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2013003913
- Lexile® Level
- 1070L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Z
- ATOS® Book Level
- 6.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 158122
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG+
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