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The Surrender Tree written by Margarita Engle was published in 2010 and received the John Newbery Honor Award in 2009.

Plot
In this book called the Surrender Tree it talks about different poems from Cuba during their time of war and struggle. In 1886 Cuba was ruled by the Spanish Empire. Cubans fought for years for their Independence. Rosa is the main character in this book she is considered to be a witch, by other people when in fact she is a nurse that has the gift of healing. As a child she learned a holistic way of healing people with flowers and herbs. She helped lot of people that were suffering during that time, they had no food and a lot of people were sick from living in the Weyler concentration camp. Rose did not discriminate against anyone that needed help. She turns caves into hospitals that were hidden and only a certain amount of people knew how to find her for safety reasons. Rose had a young girl named Sylvia, she was Rose apprentice. The slave hunter Lieutenant Death has become obsessed with finding Rosa and destroy the hospitals that she created.

Characters
Rosa- Once a slave and then turned into a Nurse healer

Lieutenant Death- Slave Hunter

Weyler- A Ruthless Army Officer

Sylvia- Rose Apprentice

Awards

 * 2009 Newbery Honor Book


 * 2009 Pura Belpre Medal


 * 2009 Claudia Lewis Award


 * 2009 Jane Adams Children’s Book


 * Michigan Great Lakes Great Books Award Master List


 * Lee Bennett Hopkins Honor


 * ALA Best Books for Young Adults


 * Americas Award


 * Booklist Editor’s Choice


 * Junior Library Guild Selection


 * ALA Notable Book


 * NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book


 * Amelia Bloomer Book


 * Kansas State Reading Circle

 

Reviews

 * “A powerful narrative in free verse...haunting.”-The Horn Book


 * “Hauntingly beautiful, revealing pieces of Cuba’s troubled past through the poetry of hidden moments.”-School Library Journal


 * “Young readers will come away inspired by these portraits of courageous ordinary people.”-Kirkus Reviews


 * “The Poems are short but incredibly evocative.”-Voice of Youth Advocates


 * “Engle writes her new book in clear,short lines of stirring free verse. Caught by the compelling narrative voices,many readers will want to find out more”.-Booklist Starred Review

Category:Newbery Honor-winning works