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The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist / Margarita Engle.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780547807430 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0547807430 (hardback)
- Physical Description: 182 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Boston ; Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 181). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Historical background -- pt. 1. Suns and rays, 1827 -- pt. 2. The orphan theater, 1827 -- pt. 3. The marriage market, 1828 -- pt. 4. See me as I am, 1829 -- pt. 5. The hotel of Peace, 1836 -- Historical note -- The writing of Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda. |
| Awards Note: | Pura Belpre honor book, 2014. |
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| Subject: | Novels in verse. Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Gertrudis, 1814-1873 > Fiction. Authors > Fiction. Feminists > Fiction. Abolitionists > Fiction. Cuba > History > 1810-1899 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | YA ENGLE M (Text) | 33126018348726 | YA Fiction | Available | - |