The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom / Margarita Engle.
By: Engle, Margarita.
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BookPublisher: New York : Henry Holt, 2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: 169 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780805086744 (alk. paper); 0805086749 (alk. paper); 9780329709006 (Follett bdg.); 0329709003.Subject(s): Cuba -- History -- 1810-1899 -- Juvenile poetry | Children's poetry, American | Cuba -- History -- 1810-1899 -- Poetry | American poetry | Cuba -- History -- Poetry | American poetryDDC classification: 811/.54 Awards: Newbery Medal/Honor, 2009 | Pura Belpre Award/Honors, 2009Summary: 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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168).
Young Adult Follett Library Resources
Newbery Medal/Honor, 2009
Pura Belpre Award/Honors, 2009
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