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The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Engle, Margarita
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston ; New York : Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Subjects:
Gómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudis, > 1814-1873 > Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Gómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudis, > 1814-1873 > Fiction.
Authors > Fiction.
Feminists > Fiction.
Abolitionists > Fiction.
Cuba > History > 1810-1899 > Fiction.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Central & South America.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:182 pages ; 21 cm
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 181).
ISBN:9780547807430 (hardback)
0547807430 (hardback)