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Tropical secrets Holocaust refugees in Cuba

Escaping from Nazi Germany to Cuba in 1939, a young Jewish refugee dreams of finding his parents again, befriends a local girl with painful secrets of her own, and discovers that the Nazi darkness is never far away.

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Main Author: Engle, Margarita
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, p2009.
Edition:Library ed.
Subjects:
Jews > Cuba > History > 20th century > Young adult fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Young adult fiction.
Refugees > Young adult fiction.
Cuba > History > 1933-1959 > Young adult fiction.
Audiobooks > Young adult.
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Summary:Escaping from Nazi Germany to Cuba in 1939, a young Jewish refugee dreams of finding his parents again, befriends a local girl with painful secrets of her own, and discovers that the Nazi darkness is never far away.
Item Description:Listening Library: YA 1482A.
Unabridged.
Subtitle from container.
Physical Description:2 sound discs (1 hr., 31 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:01:31:00
Format:Compact disc (DDD)
Audience:Recommended for listeners ages 12 to 18.
ISBN:9780307583031 :
0307583031 :
Author Notes:Margarita Engle is a Cuban-American poet and novelist. Her books include The Wild Book, Tropical Secrets, The Firefly Letters, The Lightning Dreamer, When You Wander, Mountain Dog, and Silver People. She has received several awards including the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Américas Award, and the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award for The Surrender Tree and the Pura Belpré Award and the Américas Award for The Poet Slave of Cuba.

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