The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
by Margarita Engle
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2013
Word Count 11,142
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1070L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 158122, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Authors--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Authors
- Feminists
- Authors, Cuban
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Central & South America
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America
- 19th century
- Cuba--History--1810-1899--Fiction
- Abolitionists
- Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Gertrudis, 1814-1873--Juvenile fiction
- Gaomez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Gertrudis
- Cuba
- Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Gertrudis, 1814-1873--Fiction
- Novels in verse
- Abolitionists--Fiction
- 1810-1899
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- History
- Feminists--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Central & South America
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about The Lightning Dreamer
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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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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Discussion Guide from Be A Learning Hero
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Teacher's Guide from Author's Personal Website
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
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Lesson Plan from Harcourt
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Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by Margarita Engle
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Awards & Distinctions 11
![Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024](/images/awards/4.jpg)
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2014
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2014
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2014
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2014
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2014
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