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The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba
“The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba” introduces Fredrika Bremer. This audacious Swedish woman visited Cuba in 1851 and met Cecilia, an African-born slave. Engle blends fact and fiction, creating Elena, a plantation owner's daughter, who conspires with Bremer to secure Cecilia's freedom.- Nonfiction, Poetry
- Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2011 (Honor Title)
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- ISBN: 9780805090826
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Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
Walter Dean Myers writes about his love of the Harlem community where he grew up. In each poem the cast members speak in the distinctive voices of people living there, offering a story, a reflection, or a memory.- Poetry, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2011
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- ISBN: 9781430108405