I Lived on Butterfly Hill Contributor(s): Agosin, Marjorie (Author), White, Lee (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416953442 ISBN-13: 9781416953449 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2014 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | Politics & Government - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2013018099 |
Age Level: 10-14 |
Grade Level: 5-9 |
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" L (1.15 lbs) 464 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Cultural Region - Latin America - Geographic Orientation - Maine - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Awards: Sydney Taylor Book Award, Notable, Older Readers, 2015 National Jewish Book Award, Finalist, Children/Young Adult, 2014 Pura Belpre Award, Winner, Author, 2015 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/13/2014 Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2014 Booklist 03/01/2014 pg. 69 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014 School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 102 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 172111 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An eleven-year-old's world is upended by political turmoil in this searing novel from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile. Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile--until the time comes when even Celeste, with her head in the clouds, can't deny the political unrest that is sweeping through the country. Warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates disappear from class without a word. Celeste doesn't quite know what is happening, but one thing is clear: no one is safe, not anymore. The country has been taken over by a government that declares artists, protestors, and anyone who helps the needy to be considered "subversive" and dangerous to Chile's future. So Celeste's parents--her educated, generous, kind parents--must go into hiding before they, too, "disappear." To protect their daughter, they send her to America. As Celeste adapts to her new life in Maine, she never stops dreaming of Chile. But even after democracy is restored to her home country, questions remain: Will her parents reemerge from hiding? Will she ever be truly safe again? Accented with interior artwork, steeped in the history of Pinochet's catastrophic takeover of Chile, and based on many true events, this multicultural ode to the power of revolution, words, and love is both indelibly brave and heartwrenchingly graceful. |
Contributor Bio(s): White, Lee: - Lee White lives with his wife and their three crazy cats in Portland, Oregon, and you can visit him online at LeeWhiteIllustration.com.Agosin, Marjorie: - Marjorie Agosín is the Pura Belpré Award-winning author of I Lived on Butterfly Hill. She was raised in Chile by Jewish parents. Her family moved to the United States to escape the horrors of the Pinochet takeover of their country. Coming from a South American country and being Jewish, Agosín's writings demonstrate a unique blending of these cultures. She has received the Letras de Oro Prize for her poetry, and her writings about, and humanitarian work for, women in Chile have been the focus of feature articles in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and Ms. Magazine. She has also won the Latino Literature Prize for her poetry. She is a Spanish professor at Wellesley College. |
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