SurrenderTree

=//The Surrender Tree// by Margarita Engle = = Margarita Engle will be visiting New Hope-Solebury on October 13, 2010! = = =

Click here to learn about Margarita Engle It is 1896. Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. People have been rounded up in concentration camps with too little food and too much illness. Rosa is a nurse, but with a price on her head for helping the rebels, she dares not go to the camps. Instead, she turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her. Black, white, Cuban, Spanish—Rosa does her best for everyone. Yet who can heal a country so torn apart by war?
 * media type="custom" key="6437099" ||< ** //From the Macmillan publishing website://

__Awards__** ** Click here to see all awards **= Discussion Guide || = = = =
 * **American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults **
 * **American Library Association Notable Children's Books **
 * **Newbery Honor Book **
 * **Booklist Editors' Choice **