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Hurricane Dancers - by Margarita Engle (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember.
  • 176 Pages
  • Young Adult Nonfiction, Poetry

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About the Book



Quebrado, used as a slave by pirates for many years, escapes during a hurricane and is befriended by villagers who teach him to live on his own, until one day he is faced with his former captors and he must decide their fate.



Book Synopsis



Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember. The sailors he toils under call him el quebrado--half islander, half outsider, a broken one. Now the pirate captain Bernardino de Talavera uses Quebrado as a translator to help navigate the worlds and words between his mother's Taíno Indian language and his father's Spanish.
But when a hurricane sinks the ship and most of its crew, it is Quebrado who escapes to safety. He learns how to live on land again, among people who treat him well. And it is he who must decide the fate of his former captors. Latino interest.



Review Quotes




"The unique juxtaposition of poetry and cruelty creates a peculiar literary tension." --VOYA

"* Once again, Engle fictionalizes historical fact in a powerful, original story." --Booklist, starred review

"Unique and inventive, this is highly readable historical fiction that provides plenty of fodder for discussion." --School Library Journal

"Like intersecting rip tides, several first-person narratives converge in this verse novel of the sixteenth century." --The Horn Book Magazine

"The subject matter is an excellent introduction to the age of exploration and its consequences, showing slavery sinking its insidious roots in the Americas and the price paid by those who were there first." --Publishers Weekly

"Taken individually the stories are slight, but they work together elegantly; the notes and back matter make this a great choice for classroom use." --Kirkus Reviews




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; The Firefly Letters; and Tropical Secrets. She lives in northern California.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.36 Inches (H) x 5.48 Inches (W) x .49 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 12-18 Years
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
Sub-Genre: Poetry
Publisher: Square Fish
Format: Paperback
Author: Margarita Engle
Language: English
Street Date: March 25, 2014
TCIN: 77280833
UPC: 9781250040107
Item Number (DPCI): 247-54-8427
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.49 inches length x 5.48 inches width x 8.36 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.35 pounds
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