by Lee White, Marjorie Agosin · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781416994022
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«I Lived on Butterfly Hill» is the young adult novel by Marjorie Agosín, illustrated by Lee White, in paperback (464 pages, in English).
A young girl lives in a coastal town in Chile, and her world changes when political unrest puts her community at risk. Forced into exile in the United States, she tries to rebuild her life far from home, caught between memories of what she left behind and hope of returning.
It belongs to The Butterfly Hill series; this 2015 paperback reprint includes Lee White's illustrations and the cover bears the Newbery Honor Book seal.
Aimed at young adult readers; its historical backdrop of exile and adaptation may also resonate with adults.
Marjorie Agosín was a Chilean-American writer. She won notability for her outspokenness for women's rights in Chile. The United Nations honored her for her work on human rights. The Chilean government awarded her with the Gabriela Mistral Medal of Honor for Life Achievement in 2000. She has been a recipient of the Belpré Medal. In the United States, she received the Letras de Oro, the Latino Literary Prize, and the Peabody Award, together with the United Nations Leadership Award in Human Rights.
