El Lector

William Durbin

first published 2006 Random House Children's Books, 2007

Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector just like her grandfather. All day long he sits on a special platform in the cigar factory in Ybor City, Florida, reading books, newspapers, and current events to workers as they roll the cigars. Lectors have always been highly respected members of their Cuban American community.But now times are changing. When the factory workers clash with the owners, violence erupts and...

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El Lector paperback · 2007 · Yearling · 208 pages · 9780553487862
El Lector edition · 2007 · Random House Children's Books · 9780307433329
El Lector edition · 2006 · Wendy Lamb Books · 208 pages · 9780385908887
El Lector edition · 2006 · Wendy Lamb Books · 208 pages · 9780385746519

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