The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom

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Synopsis
It is 1896. Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. People have been rounded up in reconcentration camps with too little food and too much illness. Rosa is a nurse, but she dares not go to the camps. So she turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her.

Black, white, Cuban, Spanish—Rosa does her best for everyone. Yet who can heal a country so torn apart by war? Acclaimed poet Margarita Engle has created another breathtaking portrait of Cuba.

The Surrender Tree is a 2009 Newbery Honor Book, the winner of the 2009 Pura Belpre Medal for Narrative and the 2009 Bank Street - Claudia Lewis Award, and a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
169 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780805086744
Publisher:
Henry Holt & Company
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Margarita Engle
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Poetry
Grade Levels:
Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Submitted By:
Worth Trust
Proofread By:
Worth Trust
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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