Title: The Lightning Dreamer Cubas Greatest Abolitionist
Description: In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Central & South America, Juvenile fiction, Feminists, JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, Fiction, Abolitionists, Authors, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General, Novels in verse, History, Children's fiction, Stories in rhyme, Authors, fiction, Abolitionists, fiction, Cuba, fiction, Children's poetry, Historical fiction, Juvenile poetry, Slavery, Arranged marriage, Courage, Spanish American fiction, Women authors