| Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba Contributor(s): Engle, Margarita (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805089365 ISBN-13: 9780805089363 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2009 Annotation: Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Young Adult Fiction | Novels In Verse |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008036782 |
| Age Level: 12-15 |
| Grade Level: 7-10 |
| Lexile Measure: 1170(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" L (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Topical - Holocaust - Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
| Awards: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature, Commended, Children/Young Adult, 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award, Winner, Teen, 2010 |
| Review Citations: Booklist 01/01/2009 pg. 74 Kirkus Review - Children 02/01/2009 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2009 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2009 - Recommended - Readable Publishers Weekly 04/06/2009 pg. 48 School Library Journal 06/01/2009 pg. 122 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 pg. 395 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 130906 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. As the tropical island begins to work its magic on him, the young refugee befriends a local girl with some painful secrets of her own. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away . . . |
Contributor Bio(s): Engle, Margarita: - Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet, novelist, and journalist whose work has been published in many countries. She is the author of young adult nonfiction books and novels in verse including The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book, The Poet Slave of Cuba, Hurricane Dancers, The Firefly Letters, and Tropical Secrets. She lives in northern California. |
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