Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
by Alma Flor Ada
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 1998
Word Count 15,443
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1070L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 28240, 3 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Families--Cuba--Juvenile literature
- Cuba--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature
- Women--Biography
- Authors, American
- Cuban American women
- 20th century
- Family
- Ada, Alma Flor
- Ada, Alma Flor--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Social life and customs
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Cuban American women--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
- Authors, Cuban--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Authors, Cuban
- Homes and haunts
- Intellectual life
- Cuba--Intellectual life--Juvenile literature
- Cuba--Social life and customs
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Women
- Childhood and youth
- Ada, Alma Flor--Homes and haunts--Cuba--Juvenile literature
- Cuba
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2000
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1998
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