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MY BRIGADISTA YEAR 
Author:   Katherine Paterson    Author info     
RRP:   $14.99
Online Price :  $13.50
10+ Copy Price :  $12.75         
20+ Copy Price :  $12.00
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Middle Novel 
Age:   11+ 
ISBN:   9781406380811
Category:   Independence
Determination
Poverty
Volunteer
Cuba
Literacy
Published:   22/03/2018
Availability:   In Stock
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DESCRIPTION:

In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terebithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she travels into the impoverished Cuban countryside to teach others how to read. When thirteen-year-old Lora tells her parents that she wants to join Premier Castro’s army of young literacy teachers, her mother screeches to high heaven, and her father roars like a lion. Lora has barely been outside of Havana – why would she throw away her life in a remote shack with no electricity, sleeping on a hammock in somebody’s kitchen? But Lora is stubborn: didn’t her parents teach her to share what she has with someone in need? Shining light on a little-known moment in history, Katherine Paterson traces a young teen’s coming-of-age journey from a sheltered life to a singular mission: teaching fellow Cubans of all ages to read and write. Inspired by true accounts, the novel includes an author’s note and a timeline of Cuban history. Katherine Paterson is a former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature in the US, a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. Based on the real-life experiences of former brigadistas, this enthralling fictional account sheds light on a little-known but fascinating chapter in the history of Cuba and the whole Western Hemisphere. A rich and inspiring coming-of-age story about self-reliance for teenagers today, many of whom have been awoken by recent current events to a sense of their own potential civic power and responsibility.



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