I Lived on Butterfly Hill

by Marjorie Agosín and Lee White

Book Overview

An eleven-year-old's world is upended by political turmoil in this "lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification" (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile.

Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile--until one day when warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates start disappearing from class without...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416994025
• ISBN13: 9781416994022
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Tied for my favorite book ever with wait till Helen comes and that is sayin’ somethin’

I am a very slow reader, but Marjorie made this book the BEST. I finished the long book in just a couple of days, and it was sooooo good! It hooked me in and I couldn’t stop reading! My aunt recommended this book for me and I’m so glad she did bc it was AMAZING! I would totally recomend it to any reader who likes books or hates books because you won’t be dissapointed! Ty Btw, my aunt knows the author of this book!