The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom - Couverture rigide

Engle, Margarita

 
9780805086744: The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0805086749 ISBN 13 : 9780805086744
Editeur : Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Engle Margarita

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Présentation de l'éditeur

How can there be
a little war?
Are some deaths
smaller than others,
leaving mothers
who weep
a little less?

Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. Her people have been rounded up in reconcentration camps, where there is always too little food and too much illness. Rosa knows how to heal sickness with medicines made from wild plants. But with a price on her head for helping the rebels, Rosa dares not go out in the open. Instead, she turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her. Black, white, Cuban, Spanish–Rosa does her best for everyone, even Lieutenant Death, who has sworn to kill her. Yet who can heal a country so torn apart by war? In this history in verse, acclaimed poet Margarita Engle has created a lyrical, powerful portrait of Cuba.

Biographie de l'auteur

Margarita Engle is a Cuban-American poet, novelist, and journalist whose work has been published in many countries. Her books include the critically acclaimed The Poet Slave of Cuba, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book, and a Bulletin Blue Ribbon book, among other honors. She lives with her husband in Northern California.

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Éditeur
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0805086749
ISBN 13 
9780805086744
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
169
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Personne responsable
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