Isla de leones: El guerrero Cubano de las palabras
by Margarita Engle
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 2019
Word Count 11,705
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 184607
- Subject Headings
- Chuffat Latour, Antonio, 1860---Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Cuba--History--1810-1899--Fiction
- Chinese--Cuba--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Spanish language materials
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Indentured servants--Fiction
- Chuffat Latour, Antonio, 1860---Childhood and youth--Fiction
- Novels in verse
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- Lists With This Book
- CPS Spanish 2020-21
- Spanish Recommended Reading List, 20-21
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 13
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May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Spanish Selection, 2019
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