The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba
by Margarita Engle
The freedom to roam is something that women and girls in Cuba do not have. Yet... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2010
Word Count 8,182
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1230L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 135907, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Women--Suffrage--Cuba--Juvenile poetry
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Women
- Cuba
- Young adult poetry, American
- Novels in verse
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Suffrage
- Lists With This Book
- Novels in Verse
- Sample: HMH Into Literature
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about The Firefly Letters
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Teacher Notes from Teaching Latin America through Literature
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Activities from Reading Can Educate Educators
Created by Reading Can Educate Educators
Book Readings 1

Video Book Reading narrated by Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Awards & Distinctions 5

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Author Honor, 2011

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2011

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2011

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2011

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2011
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