In the time of the butterflies
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Kingston, Maxine Hong, writer of foreword.
Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2021.
ISBN
9780143136545, 0143136542
Lexile measure
910L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chicago Heights Public Library - Stacks | FICTION ALVAREZ | On Shelf |
Cicero Public Library - Adult New | ALVAREZ, JULIA | On Shelf |
Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | FIC ALVAREZ | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xx, 344 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780143136545, 0143136542
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.8, 18 Points
Level 5.8, 18 Points
Lexile measure
910
Notes
General Note
Originally published, 1994.
Description
"It is November 25, 1960, and three sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of the dictatorship of General Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. It doesn't have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas--the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo's rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez's storytelling, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage, love, and the human cost of political oppression"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
910L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Alvarez, J., & Kingston, M. H. (2021). In the time of the butterflies . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alvarez, Julia and Maxine Hong, Kingston. 2021. In the Time of the Butterflies. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alvarez, Julia and Maxine Hong, Kingston. In the Time of the Butterflies Penguin Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alvarez, Julia, and Maxine Hong Kingston. In the Time of the Butterflies Penguin Books, 2021.
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