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
- Women / Girls
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2010
Word Count 8,182
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1230L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 135907
- 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
- Latinx and Latin American Secondary
- Afro-Latinx Titles
- Western Hemisphere
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about The Firefly Letters
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 16
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond 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
Awards & Distinctions 5
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Author Honor, 2011
Américas Award, 1993-2021
Honor, 2011
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2020
Commended, 2011
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2011
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2021
Selection, 2011
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