The Maps of Memory: Return to Butterfly Hill

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In this inspiring sequel to the Pura Belpr Awardwinning, dazzling and insightful (BCCB) I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to a very different Chile and makes it her mission to rebuild her community, and find those who are still missing.

During Celeste Marconis time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, shes finally returned home to find the dictatorship has left its mark on her once beautiful and vibrant community.

Celeste is determined to help her beloved Butterfly Hill get back to the way it was and to encourage her neighbors to fight to regain what theyve lost. More than anything, Celeste wishes she could bring back her best friend, Lucilla, who was one of many to disappear during the dictatorship. Celeste tries to piece together what happened, but it all seems too big to fixuntil she receives a letter that changes everything.

When Celeste sets off on her biggest adventure yet, shell uncover more heartbreaking truths of what her country has endured. But every small victory makes a difference, and even if Butterfly Hill can never be what it was, moving forward and healing can make it something even better.

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*"Captivating and exquisite." -- Kirkus, starred review

Author Bio

Marjorie Agosn is the Pura Belpr Awardwinning author ofI Lived on Butterfly Hill and The Maps of Memory. Raised in Chile, her family moved to the United States to escape the horrors of the Pinochet takeover of their country. She has received the Letras de Oro Prize for her poetry, and her writings aboutand humanitarian work forwomen in Chile have been the focus of feature articles inThe New York Times,The Christian Science Monitor, andMs.magazine. She has also won the Latino Literature Prize for her poetry. She is a Spanish professor at Wellesley College.

Lee White lives with his wife and their three crazy cats in Portland, Oregon, and you can visit him online at LeeWhiteIllustration.com.