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Libertad

By Alma Fullerton.

Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008.
9781554551064 (pbk)

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When Libertad's mother is killed while working in the Guatemala City dump, Libertad decides to take his seven-year-old brother Julio on a journey to America to find their father. An account based on the travels of many migrant children of Central America, written in free verse.

About the Authors

Alma Fullerton is from Midland, ON

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Alma Fullerton is the author of two other YA novels, In the Garage and Walking on Glass. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, into a military family who moved to Comox, B.C. when she was 12. She now resides in Midland, Ontario, with her husband and two daughters, juggling real life with her passion for youth literature.

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Comment #1 posted on April 13, 2011, 9:33 AM

I think Libertad is a wonderful novel. Alma Fullerton did a great job on writing Libertad. I wish to meet her one day, and possibly get her autograph. She is a wonderful author and has become one of my favourites. 8D

Cassidy, John Diefenbaker School

Comment #2 posted on May 19, 2011, 10:07 AM

Great Book.

EMINA, John Diefenbaker School

Comment #3 posted on September 15, 2011, 4:29 PM

:) awesome bbook i really enjoyed it!!!

Logan, FV valley

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