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Living under the Salazar dictatorship in 1960s Portugal, Sónia must find her voice as a poet and an activist after the government arrests her boyfriend and shuts down her family's business.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Miller-Lachmann, Lyn, 1956- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Lab, 2024.
Subjects:	Political activists > Young adult fiction. Political prisoners > Young adult fiction. Poets > Young adult fiction. Dictatorship > Young adult fiction. Portugal > History > 1910-1974 > Young adult fiction. Historical fiction > Young adult. Novels in verse > Young adult.
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Summary:	Living under the Salazar dictatorship in 1960s Portugal, Sónia must find her voice as a poet and an activist after the government arrests her boyfriend and shuts down her family's business.
Physical Description:	344 pages ; 22 cm.
Audience:	Ages 14-18. Grades 10-12.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-340).
ISBN:	9798765610114
Author Notes:	Lyn Miller-Lachmann is an author, educator, and editor. Her novels include Torch, winner of the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, Gringolandia, Rogue, Moonwalking, and Eyes Open . She earned a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a Masters in Fine Arts in Writingfor Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, Lyn enjoys traveling to new places. She lives in New York City and lived part-time in Lisbon, Portugal, for many years.