The Storyteller's Candle
- ISBN-10
- 0892392223
- ISBN-13
- 9780892392223
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 30
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Children's Book Press
- Author
- Lucía M. González
Description
During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belprâe, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.
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