{"product_id":"i-lived-on-butterfly-hill-paperback","title":"I Lived on Butterfly Hill - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarjorie Agosin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLee White\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eleven-year-old's world is upended by political turmoil in this \"lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCeleste 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 without a word. Celeste doesn't quite know what is happening, but one thing is clear: no one is safe, not anymore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe country has been taken over by a government that declares artists, protestors, and anyone who helps the needy to be considered \"subversive\" and dangerous to Chile's future. So Celeste's parents--her educated, generous, kind parents--must go into hiding before they, too, \"disappear.\" Before they do, however, they send Celeste to America to protect her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Celeste adapts to her new life in Maine, she never stops dreaming of Chile. But even after democracy is restored to her home country, questions remain: Will her parents reemerge from hiding? Will she ever be truly safe again? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccented with interior artwork, steeped in the history of Pinochet's catastrophic takeover of Chile, and based on many true events, this multicultural ode to the power of revolution, words, and love is both indelibly brave and heartwrenchingly graceful.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarjorie Agosín is the Pura Belpré Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eI Lived on Butterfly Hill\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Maps of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e. Raised in Chile, her family moved to the United States to escape the horrors of the Pinochet takeover of their country. She has received the Letras de Oro Prize for her poetry, and her writings about--and humanitarian work for--women in Chile have been the focus of feature articles in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMs. \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. She has also won the Latino Literature Prize for her poetry. She is a Spanish professor at Wellesley College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLee White lives with his wife and their three crazy cats in Portland, Oregon, and you can visit him online at LeeWhiteIllustration.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e I Lived on Butterfly Hill\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52647786053939,"sku":"9781416994022","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VHRlTnRYTFdTZmdFdWlmR05mRmljUT09.webp?v=1762441169","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/i-lived-on-butterfly-hill-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}