The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
by Margarita Engle
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2013
Word Count 11,142
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1070L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 158122, 2.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Authors--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Authors
- Feminists
- Authors, Cuban
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Central & South America
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America
- 19th century
- Cuba--History--1810-1899--Fiction
- Abolitionists
- Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Gertrudis, 1814-1873--Juvenile fiction
- Gaomez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Gertrudis
- Cuba
- Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Gertrudis, 1814-1873--Fiction
- Novels in verse
- Abolitionists--Fiction
- 1810-1899
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- History
- Feminists--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Central & South America
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Writers and Writing
- SpringBoard, Grade 7 Unit 2
- SpringBoard, Grade 8 Unit 2
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about The Lightning Dreamer
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 32
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Caroline Starr Rose
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by No Water River
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mom.com
On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On family stories with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On readers theater with Margarita Engle
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On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
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On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Be A Learning Hero
Created by Be A Learning Hero
Teacher's Guide from Author's Personal Website
Created by Author's Personal Website
Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Lesson Plan from Harcourt
Created by Harcourt
Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by Margarita Engle
Created by No Water River
Awards & Distinctions 11
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Author Honor, 2014
Américas Award, 1993-2022
Commended, 2014
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2014
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