{"product_id":"the-surrender-tree-el-arbol-de-la-rendicion-poems-of-cubas-struggle-for-freedom-poemas-de-la-lucha-de-cuba-por-su-libertad","title":"The Surrender Tree\/El Árbol de la Rendición: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom\/Poemas de la Lucha de Cuba Por Su Libertad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical, Newbery Honor-winning history in poems, and this edition has the Spanish and English text available in one book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1896. Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. People have been rounded up in reconcentration camps with too little food and too much illness. Rosa is a nurse, but she dares not go to the camps. So she turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlack, white, Cuban, Spanish--Rosa does her best for everyone. Yet who can heal a country so torn apart by war? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing the true story of the folk hero Rosa la Bayamesa, acclaimed poet Margarita Engle gives us another gripping, breathtaking account of a tumultuous period in Cuban history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2009 Newbery Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2009 Pura Belpr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Medal for Narrative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2009 Bank Street - Claudia Lewis Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-100863\"\u003eMargarita Engle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312608712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312608713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF044000\"\u003eNovels in Verse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF046060\"\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Places | Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin America\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargarita Engle\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Poet Slave of Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHurricane Dancers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Firefly Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTropical Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003c\/i\u003e was a Newbery Honor Book. She lives in northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699464966381,"sku":"9780312608712","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_90760981-d621-4884-bd6b-845019cf833c.jpg?v=1649918517","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-surrender-tree-el-arbol-de-la-rendicion-poems-of-cubas-struggle-for-freedom-poemas-de-la-lucha-de-cuba-por-su-libertad","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}