Lion Island
Subtitle: Cuba's warrior of words
By: Margarita Engle
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9781481461122
Subjects: Indentured servants; Chinese; Racially mixed people; Juvenile fiction; Slavery; Novels in verse; Childhood and youth
Description: Asia, Africa, Europe Antonio Chuffat s ancestors clashed and blended on the beautiful island of Cuba. Yet for most Cubans in the nineteenth century, life is anything but beautiful. The country is fighting for freedom from Spain. Enslaved Africans and nearly-enslaved Chinese indentured servants are forced to work long, backbreaking hours in the fields. So Antonio feels lucky to have found a good job as a messenger, where his richly blended cultural background is an asset. Through his work he meets Wing, a young Chinese fruit seller who barely escaped the anti-Asian riots in San Francisco, and his sister Fan, a talented singer. With injustice all around them, the three friends are determined that violence will not be the only way to gain liberty.
Notes: 5678 Childrens Plus, Inc.