 Celeste, an insightful, curious sixth-grader living in Valparaiso, Chile, leads an idyllic life. She is the daughter of two doctors, lives in a loving multigenerational household with her Nana Delfina, a nanny, and her Abuela Frida, goes to school with good friends, and is inspired by the things she sees outside her window on Butterfly Hill. Her world is turned upside down when Valparaiso begins to feel the tremors of rule by a ruthless dictator; these tremors are referred to as “earthquakes of the soul” by Celeste’s mother. Celeste’s parents go into hiding, her friends and neighbors begin to disappear without warning, and finally she flees to Juliette Cove in Maine to stay with her Tia Graciela. There she remains for over two years awaiting the news that the dictator has been overthrown. Finally she can return to her beloved homeland. Based on the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s, this novel is full of imagery and poetic language. Watercolor, ink, and digital illustrations are sprinkled sparingly throughout this compelling novel that combines the author’s personal experience with history. cc |
| Title: I Lived On Butterfly Hill Author: Marjorie Agosin Illustrator: Lee White Publisher: Antheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, New York Copyright: 2014 Original language: English ISBN: 978-1-4169-5344-9 Hardcover pages: 454 Age range: 10-14 Genre: Historical fiction Book setting: Valparaiso, Chile; Maine, United States Author’s ethnicity: Chilean Author’s residence: Massachusetts, United States Illustrator’s residence: United States Awards: 2015 Pura Belpre (Author) Award Subjects: Chile, Refugees, Separation, South America, Valparaiso |
I Lived On Butterfly Hill
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