Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
by Margarita Engle
A young Jewish refugee's heart-wrenching journey to find hope and belonging in... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
- Latino (Latin America)
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2009
Word Count 10,182
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1170L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 130906, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- 20th century
- Refugees
- Jews--Cuba--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Cuba--History--1933-1959--Fiction
- 1933-1959
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Holocaust
- History
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Refugees--Fiction
- Jews--Cuba--Fiction
- Cuba
- Young Adult Fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 27
Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
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On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
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On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
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On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
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On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
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On family stories with Margarita Engle
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On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
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On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
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On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
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Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
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On readers theater with Margarita Engle
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On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
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On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
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Novels in verse discussion with Margarita Engle
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Henry Holt & Company
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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Video Book Reading narrated by Margarita Engle
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Winner, 2010
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2010
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