Cocuyo Lights the Way

Danielle Smith-Llera

Format
Paperback
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Country
United States
Published
1 January 2024
Pages
112
ISBN
9781669012825

Cocuyo Lights the Way

Danielle Smith-Llera

Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Latino, Nuestras Voces shares inspiring Latino stories. In the summer of 1493, eleven-year-old Cocuyo is eager to find her place within her Taino community on the island of Quisqueya. But in less than a year, her home, her family and friends, and her daily life will be forever changed by the arrival of Europeans. As Cocuyo learns more and more about the strangers who arrive by sea--and what they want from Quisqueya and its people--she looks for ways to help her community. At first, the Taino try to befriend the strangers, but later they must protect themselves from invasion, disease, and enslavement. As the Taino resist and survive, Cocuyo becomes determined to help preserve the culture that she loves. In diary format, the Nuestras Voces series profiles inspiring characters and honors the joys, challenges, and outcomes of Latino experiences.

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