Marjorie Agosín
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2022.
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392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Celeste Marconi siempre ha sido una soñadora. Su mayor deseo es que todo vuelva a ser como era antes. Antes de la dictadura. Antes de que sus padres tuvieran que esconderse. Antes de que la enviaran desde Chile a vivir con su tía a la costa de Maine. Antes de regresar a casa solo para descubrir que muchas cosas habían cambiado. Pero, más que nada, anhela saber qué le pasó a su mejor amiga. Lucila desapareció durante la dictadura junto...
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2022.
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497 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Celeste Marconi es una niña de once años soñadora, poeta, y coleccionista de palabras. De pronto, una nueva palabra susurrada se filtra en su vida: subversivos. Su amado país, Chile, ha sido tomado por una dictadura militar, y los subversivos -- aquellas personas consideradas una amenaza para el nuevo gobierno -- corren cada día más peligro. Los padres de Celeste, que son médicos, tienen que esconderse para mantenerse a salvo, y Celeste,...
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An eleven-year-old's world is upended by political turmoil in this "lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification" (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile.
Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile—until one day when warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates start disappearing from class...
Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile—until one day when warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates start disappearing from class...
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In this inspiring sequel to I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to a very different Chile and makes it her mission to rebuild her community, and find those who are still missing.
During Celeste Marconi's time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaiso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she's finally returned home to find the dictatorship has left its mark...