The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba
By Margarita Engle
Publisher
Holt
Imprint
Henry Holt
ISBN
By Margarita Engle
9780805090826
Awards and Honors 2011 ALA Notable Children’s Books, Older Readers; 2011 Amelia Bloomer List, Fiction, Middle Readers; IRA Notable Books for a Global Society 2011; Children's Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Children's Choices - Best Books of 2011, Historical Fiction, ages 12-14The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba
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9780805090826J
Fredrika is a Swedish feminist visiting Cuba. Cecilia is a slave working as Fredrika's translator. Elena is the twelve-year-old daughter of Cecilia's owner, already forced to think about marriage. As Fredrika, Cecilia, and Elena's lives converge, they discover a common goal: freedom and equality for everyone. Historical note. Author's note. References.
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