In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castroâ€™s national literacy

My Brigadista Year

In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castroâ€™s national literacy campaign and travels into the impoverished countryside to teach others how to read.

When thirteen-year-old Lora tells her parents that she wants to join Premier Castroâ€™s army of young literacy teachers, her mother screeches to high heaven, and her father roars like a lion. Nora has barely been outside of Havana â€” why would she throw away her life in a remote shack with no electricity, sleeping on a hammock in somebodyâ€™s kitchen? But Nora is stubborn: didnâ€™t her parents teach her to share what she has with someone in need? Surprisingly, Noraâ€™s abuela takes her side, even as she makes Nora promise to come home if things get too hard. But how will Nora know for sure when that time has come? Shining light on a little-known moment in history, Katherine Paterson traces a young teenâ€™s coming-of-age journey from a sheltered life to a singular mission: teaching fellow Cubans of all ages to read and write, while helping with the work of their daily lives and sharing the dangers posed by counterrevolutionaries hiding in the hills nearby. Inspired by true accounts, the novel includes an authorâ€™s note and a timeline of Cuban history.
Country USA
Brand Candlewick Press
Manufacturer Candlewick
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780763695088
Color Gold
ReleaseDate 2017-10-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780763695088

Country	USA
Brand	Candlewick Press
Manufacturer	Candlewick
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780763695088
Color	Gold
ReleaseDate	2017-10-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780763695088

My Brigadista Year

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