Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words
by Margarita Engle • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- 5-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Latino (Latin America)
- African (Global)
- Asian (Global)
Year Published 2016
Word Count 10,467
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1110L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184607, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Chinese
- Racially mixed people
- Chuffat Latour, Antonio, 1860---Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Slavery
- Indentured servants--Fiction
- Chuffat Latour, Antonio
- Cuba--History--1810-1899--Fiction
- Chinese--Cuba--Fiction
- Cuba
- Historical fiction
- Chuffat Latour, Antonio, 1860---Childhood and youth--Fiction
- Indentured servants
- Novels in verse
- Children's Books/All Ages
- 1810-1899
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General
- Childhood and youth
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 27
Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
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On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
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On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
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On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
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On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
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On family stories with Margarita Engle
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On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
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On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
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On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
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Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
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On readers theater with Margarita Engle
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On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
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On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
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Novels in verse discussion with Margarita Engle
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2017
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