Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
by Margarita Engle
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- Jewish
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
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 30
Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
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
Created by AdLit
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Henry Holt & Company
Created by Henry Holt & Company
Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 2
Américas Award, 1993-2023
Commended, 2010
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2010
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