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by Margarita Engle (Author)
Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba.
As the tropical island begins to work its magic on him, the young refugee befriends a local girl with some painful secrets of her own. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away . . .Author Biography
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, Hurricane Dancers, and The Firefly Letters. She lives in northern California.
Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN
Publication Date: March 31, 2009
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award (2010)
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature (2010)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
Interest Level: Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 2
