Book
The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist
Record details
- ISBN: 0547807430 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780547807430 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780547807430 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0547807430 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
182 pages ; 21 cm
print - Publisher: Boston ; New York : Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2013]
- Copyright: ©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 |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Novels in verse. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Children's poetry -- 2013. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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 | - |
| New Milford Public Library | TZ ENGLE (Text) | 34021127554786 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
| Stafford Library | J FIC ENGLE (Text) | 34061128720853 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
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