El Lector

by William Durbin

Book Overview

Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector just like her grandfather, who sits on a special platform in the cigar factory, reading great novels, the newspaper, and union news to workers as they roll... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385746512
• ISBN13: 9780385746519
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Captures a Special Moment and Place

This book captures a special moment and place. Set in south Florida (Ybor City) at the height of the Great Depression, El Lector provides a lyrical portrait of a time when the oral word was valued. Told from the viewpoint of a young girl named Bella, the story focuses on a time of rapid social change and what Bella can do to help her family. Well written and beautifully paced. This would make a wonderful film.