false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172461951m/178478.jpg 178478 2 Born into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own. Denied an education, young Juan still showed an exceptional talent for poetry. His verses reflect the beauty of his world, but they also expose its hideous cruelty. Powerful, haunting poems and breathtaking illustrations create aportrait of a life in which even the pain of slavery could not extinguish the capacity for hope.<br><br>Illustrated by Sean Qualls. 172418 4 4 2006 The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano total:81|5:27|4:31|3:17|2:5|1:1| 81 321 122 24 5 3 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 14:11:50 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 15:25:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:40:17 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 09:57:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 08:49:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 16:17:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 16:29:35 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 07:02:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 17:40:02 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 17:47:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 17:30:24 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 17:31:58 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 06:26:46 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 07:41:57 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Wed Aug 19 09:12:08 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 09:14:41 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 07:38:48 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 07:39:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:13:03 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:22:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 15:13:47 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 15:16:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 10 13:09:04 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 20:22:56 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 20:10:19 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 20:11:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 03 10:33:13 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 10:33:32 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 08:00:05 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:33:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 30 16:36:22 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 20:18:47 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 16:36:22 -0800 2008 Completely written in prose, awesome read.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 03 08:28:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:11:56 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 26 17:04:10 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 17:08:02 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 14:05:23 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 14:30:38 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 10:29:47 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 17:21:43 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=178478