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Quebrado has been a slave on captain Bernadino de Talavera's pirate ship for years, but when a hurricane sinks the ship and kills most of the crew, Quebrado escapes to safety and finds acceptance and refuge in a nearby village. Novel in verse is told in multiple voices. Historical fiction story, set in the Caribbean in 1510, is based on historical events. Shipwrecks. Pura Belpre Author Honor Book-2012. AR 6.6. RC 11.0. Lexile 1170. IL 6-10. | |