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The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom
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The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom
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A collection of poems in which Rosa, a healer, describes her experiences trying to help Cuban peasants who have been forced to leave their farms and villages in 1896 and given eight days to find their way to "reconcentration camps" or be killed.
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Title
The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom
Call No
811 ENG
Edition
First edition.
Authors
Engle, Margarita
Subjects
American poetry.
Cuba--History--Poetry.
Language
English
Reading Counts!®
Points: 6
Reading Level: 5.2
Lexile
Codes: Np
Published
New York : Henry Holt, 2008
Publication Desc
169 pages ;
ISBN
0805086749
LCCN
2007027591
Dimensions
22 cm.
Awards Note
Jane Addams Books for Older Children Award, 2009 Newbery Honor Book, 2009 Pura Belpre Author Award, 2009 Lee Bennet Hopkins Poetry Award - Honor Books, 2009 CLASP Americas Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2009 Claudia Lewis Award, 2009