pickHF Novel in verse with multiple POVs set in Cuba 🇨🇺 mid-1840s. This is the story of Antonio Chuffat, Cuba‘s warrior of words, a young man of African, Chinese, and Cuban descent who becomes a champion for civil rights. “Liberty is the beast that is never tamed; it breaks the chains that bind it with blood and fire, to reclaim its rights.”
ANTONIO CHUFFAT
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I forgot to get a quote from this book before I put it down. However, I found this book to be extremely passionate and beautifully written even when talking about such tragedies.
This book contains a lot of power and meaning through all the stories told about real events.
pickLion Island is a historical fiction book written by Margarita Engle. This book gives readers a lot of information on different cultures and on slavery. This book would be better for older children as it is an emotional book and has sensitive topics.
“And writing, always writing, trying to change the world around me”
Story about friendship that shows determination to keep fighting for liberty despite the violent times that surround them
pick2016, historical fiction. Story about Antonio‘s life in Cuba when they are fighting for freedom from Spain. Antonio is lucky to receive a job as a messenger instead as a slave or serving. He meets a young Chinese fruit seller and his sister who barely escaped riots in San Francisco.
A short, simple read that would be great when learning about culture and diversity.
pickThis book covers the aspects of Cuban culture during the time of rivalry and the fight for freedom. This books shows young adults wanting civil rights and liberty. A good book to read when learning about race riots and what happened in LA, California. Genre: Historical Fiction; Published: 2016; Illustrator: Sean Qualls
“No one in that nation ever pays for any crime against people who look different”
This seems like a very interesting book to read. Some students might find it interesting especially since some will have many different descents.
so-soThe lion island by Margarita Engle is a historical fiction book that was published in 2017. This story is about a young man named Antonio Chuffat. He has a African, Chinese and Cuban descent. He is trying to become a civil rights activist. Antonio gets a lucky job as a messenger and meets his friend Wing. With injustice around Antonio him and his friends are determined to show that violence is not the only way to liberty.
pick#ReadingResolutions Day 21: This novel-in-verse breaks barriers through Fierce, #Brave Words. Margarita once more brings to life a little-known historical figure in Chinese-African-Cuban Antonio Chuffat who was initially shown to be a 12 year old boy who eventually grew into his own armed with words and filled with the conviction of the power of narratives. Took photos of the pages and edited using an app. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-c7z
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pickBased on the young life of poet and activist Antonio Chuffat, this novel in verse explores life in Cuba from the perspectives of immigrants, slaves, and indentured servants from 1871-1878.
I hadn't known that more than 250,000 Chinese men were sent to Cuba & Peru for indentured servitude, and more Chinese-Americans came to Cuba from the US to escape the California riots and lynchings.
Fascinating story!
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pickBeautiful, lyrical verse tells the story of Antonio Chuffat, a Cuban with Chinese, African, and Spanish ancestry who gave a voice to Cuban slaves and indentured servants in the 1800s. What an inspiring story!
pickSay it isn't so!! Engle says in her Historical Note that this concludes her FABULOUS quasi-series of Cuban #historicalfiction novels-in-#verse. So sad to see the end, but In Margarita We Trust. I know she'll continue to provide us with more of her beautiful and insightful writing.
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from Margarita Engle's Lion Island - to be released in August this year. Full review up at GatheringBooks.org for Poetry Friday today.
Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words | 
