Libertad
Autor Alma Fullertonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2008 – vârsta de la 11 până la 15 ani
Vezi toate premiile Carte premiată
- Children's Literature, Text category
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award Winner, 2009
2010 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner - Multicultural & International Awareness Books category
Golden Oak Award winner, 2009
Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards 2009 finalist
On Resource Link's "Best of 2008" List
CLA Children's Book of the Year Award Honour Book, 2009
Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards shortlist, 2010
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009"Starred Choice
OLA's Silver Birch Fiction nominee 2010
With their father gone to America to make money for his family, Libertad, his little brother Julio and their mother scrape a living out of a dump in Guatemala City. Although it is too late for him, Libertad is determined that his little brother should go to school. Taught to play the marimba by his father, Libertad uses his talent as a street musician to raise enough money for his brother's school supplies. But his dreams for their future are destroyed when their mother is killed in a freak accident. Libertad must face the inevitable truth; they cannot survive on the streets of Guatemala City alone. There is only one thing to do. They must set out on the long and lonely journey to the Rio Grande River, where they plan to cross the water and enter the United States to find their father.
A moving story about determination and hope, "Libertad" is a stunning free verse novel by the author of "In the Garage" and "Walking on Glass."
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1554551064
Pagini: 215
Dimensiuni: 131 x 196 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: FITZHENRY & WHITESIDE
Recenzii
-- "Winnipeg Free Press""Fullerton weaves strands of beauty. . . It doesn't take long to read, but it packs an emotional punch.
Highly Recommended."
-- "CM Magazine"
"Alma Fullerton creates two characters who wend their way into the reader's heart with a story that will have even the most reluctant reader forging forward with them to a better future."
-- "The Brandon Sun"
"The suspense is real and though readers may question some of the choices Libertad makes along the way, they will celebrate his perseverance and ultimate success. With realistic detail and well-paced suspense, this survival story is a good choice for reluctant readers."
-- "The School Library Journal"
"The spare free verse is uneven but still packed with heartrending images of desperation and squalid poverty that will be eye-opening to young readers. Libertad's fierce love for his brother is deeply moving and based on the story of a real boy's journey combined with other children's actual experiences. Although there are some contrivances and loose ends, this short yet evocative tale will attract readers."
-- "Booklist"
Descriere
"Governor General's Literary Award nominee 2008
- Children's Literature, Text categoryRuth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award Winner, 2009
Golden Oak Award winner, 2009
Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards 2009 finalist
On Resource Link's "Best of 2008" List
CLA Children's Book of the Year Award Honour Book, 2009
Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards shortlist, 2010
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009AStarred Choice"
With their father gone to America to make money for his family, Libertad, his little brother Julio and their mother scrape a living out of a dump in Guatemala City. Although it is too late for him, Libertad is determined that his little brother should go to school. Taught to play the marimba by his father, Libertad uses his talent as a street musician to raise enough money for his brother's school supplies. But his dreams for their future are destroyed when their mother is killed in a freak accident. Libertad must face the inevitable truth; they cannot survive on the streets of Guatemala City alone. There is only one thing to do. They must set out on the long and lonely journey to the Rio Grande River, where they plan to cross the water and enter the United States to find their father.
A moving story about determination and hope, "Libertad" is a stunning free verse novel by the author of "In the Garage" and "Walking on Glass."
Notă biografică
Premii
- Governor General's Literary Awards Finalist, 2008
- Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award Nominee, 2010