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Tropical Secrets : Holocaust Refugees in Cuba

Tropical Secrets : Holocaust Refugees in Cuba Hardcover - 2009

by Margarita Engle

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Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away.

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Holt & Company, Henry, 2009. Hardcover. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Tropical Secrets : Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
  • Author Margarita Engle
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Holt & Company, Henry, New York
  • Date 2009
  • Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0805089365I2N00
  • ISBN 9780805089363 / 0805089365
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.7 in (21.84 x 14.48 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 12 to 15 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 10
  • Reading level 1170
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: High Interest/Low Vocabulary
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
    • Curriculum Strand: High Interest/Low Vocabulary
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Topical: Holocaust
  • Library of Congress subjects Refugees, Novels in verse
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008036782
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2009, Page 74
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2009, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2009, Page 395
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 02/01/2009, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/06/2009, Page 48
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2009, Page 122
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 04/01/2009, Page 0

About the author

Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet, novelist, and journalist whose work has been published in many countries. She is the author of young adult nonfiction books and novels in verse including The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book, The Poet Slave of Cuba, Hurricane Dancers, and The Firefly Letters. She lives in northern California.