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Engle, Margarita

Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal

260 pp. | Houghton | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-10941-4 $17.99
(2) YA In melodic verses, Engle offers the voices of the dark-skinned workers (known as the "silver people"), whose backbreaking labor helped build the Panama Canal, along with the perspective of a local girl. Interspersed are occasional echoes from flora and fauna as well as cameo appearances by historical figures. Together, they provide an illuminating picture of the project's ecological sacrifices and human costs. Bib.
Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2014

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