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In Cuba, women do not have freedom. This story is about a girl named Frederika who leaves Sweden to travel to Cuba in order to start her journey. She goes to learn more about repression in Cuba. She meets two other girls, Cecilia and Elena. As the three women explore Cuba they form a tight bond even though there so different. This bond breaks the barriers of language, culture, and social standards.

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Fredrika was a journalist from Sweden who loved to travel. She decided to go to Cuba to take notes on the plight of the poor. She met two other girls who introduced a whole new world to her.

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Cecilia is a 15 year old, pregnant African slave assigned as Fredrikas translator. She was forced to to marry a man named Beni. When she was eight years old her father sold her into slavery in exchange for a stolen cow. Her and Fredrika became good friends.

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She is the merchant's 12-year-old daughter who, through her interaction with Fredrika and Cecilia, grows aware of systemic injustice and her power to do something about it. She comes from a wealthy family so she has the best opportunities to change things. Elena also teaches the slaves how to sew.

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Fredrika, Cecilia, and Elena are all completely different and have different stories, but their lives cross paths. These three woman end up coming together and creating an unbreakable bond. Together they learned about social injustice. They also learned that everyone is equal and should be treated the same.

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-Costs anywhere from $500-$1000 to buy themselves out of slavery.
-Forced to get married when they are fifteen.
-To free an unborn baby it cost $15. That price doubles once the day it is born.

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This book takes place in Cuba around the 1850's. Cuba during this time was facing slavery. Slaves did not have freedom, faced harsh treatments, and worked in terrible conditions. Cuba ended up abolishing slavery in 1886.

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The author contributes to her Cuban culture by making people aware of Cuba's history and economic, social, and political growth over the years. She describes the injustice culture and womens rights during this time period.

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This book is written in to be verses. It is told in four different points of view. Fredrikas, Cecilias, Elenas, and Benis. All these characters have different personalities and stories which are expressed throughout the story.

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The fireflies are a reoccurring symbol in the story. They symbolize being freed. In the story the children tie them up and put them in jars until they starve. Fredrika continues to pay the children to set them free.