Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
by Margarita Engle
Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 2009
Word Count 10,182
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1170L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 130906
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- 20th century
- Refugees
- Jews--Cuba--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Cuba--History--1933-1959--Fiction
- 1933-1959
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Holocaust
- History
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Refugees--Fiction
- Jews--Cuba--Fiction
- Cuba
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Latinx and Latin American Secondary
- Love Your Neighbor
- Cuba
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 16
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March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
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Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Américas Award, 1993-2020
Commended, 2010
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2021
Winner, 2010
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