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Agosín, Marjorie

I Lived on Butterfly Hill

455 pp. | Atheneum | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-5344-9 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4424-9476-3
(3) 4-6 Translated by E. M. O'Connor. Illustrated by Lee White. Eleven-year-old Chilean girl Celeste faces upheaval when a brutal dictator rises to power, her parents go into hiding, and she is shipped off to Maine. Threads of mysticism lend an interesting element, but the book is best when rooted in reality, transporting readers with sensory-steeped settings and Celeste's vividly evoked feelings of alienation. Black-and-white illustrations depict the turmoil but with a soft touch.
Reviewer: Siena Leslie

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