Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words
Engle, Margarita
Asia, Africa, Europe—Antonio Chuffat’s ancestors clashed and blended on the beautiful island of Cuba. Yet for most Cubans in the nineteenth century, life is anything but beautiful.
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- August 30, 2016
- Pages
- 163
- ISBN-13
- 9781481461122
- Language
- English
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- 2017Historical People, Places, and Events
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