Viví en el cerro Mariposa (I Lived on Butterfly Hill)
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Viví en el cerro Mariposa (I Lived on Butterfly Hill) by Marjorie Agosin
Now available in Spanish An eleven-year-old's world is upended by political turmoil in this lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile. Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile--until one day when warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates start disappearing from class without a word. Celeste doesn't quite know what is happening, but one thing is clear: no one is safe, not anymore. The country has been taken over by a government that declares artists, protestors, and anyone who helps the needy to be considered subversive and dangerous to Chile's future. So Celeste's parents--her educated, generous, kind parents--must go into hiding before they, too, disappear. Before they do, however, they send Celeste to America to protect her. As Celeste adapts to her new life in Maine, she never stops dreaming of Chile. But even after democracy is restored to her home country, questions remain: Will her parents reemerge from hiding? Will she ever be truly safe again? Accented with interior artwork, steeped in the history of Pinochet's catastrophic takeover of Chile, and based on many true events, this multicultural ode to the power of revolution, words, and love is both indelibly brave and heart-wrenchingly graceful.Marjorie Agosin is a human rights activist, poet, and writer. She is also the editor of our Hidden Weavers Series and a professor of Spanish at Wellesley College.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781665917094 |
| ISBN 10 | 1665917091 |
| Title | Viví en el cerro Mariposa (I Lived on Butterfly Hill) |
| Author | Marjorie Agosin |
| Series | The Butterfly Hill |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2022-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |