Marjorie Agosin

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I Lived on Butterfly HillHardcover, 4 March 2014

I Lived on Butterfly Hill
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Reading Age
Ages: 10-14
Grade Levels
5-9
Part of Series
The Butterfly Hill
Print Length
464 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Date Published
4 Mar 2014
ISBN-10
1416953442
ISBN-13
9781416953449

Description

An eleven-year-old's world is upended by political turmoil in this searing novel 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 the time comes when even Celeste, with her head in the clouds, can't deny the political unrest that is sweeping through the country. Warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates disappear 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." To protect their daughter, they send her to America.

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 heartwrenchingly graceful.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 10-14
Author:
Marjorie Agosin
Book Format:
Hardcover
Date Published:
4 March 2014
Dimensions:
20.96 x 13.97 x 3.81 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 5-9
Illustrator:
ISBN-10:
1416953442
ISBN-13:
9781416953449
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
464
Weight:
521.63 gm

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