by Scott O'Dell · Noguer Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788427932227
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«No me llamo Angélica» is the historical young adult novel by Scott O'Dell, published by Noguer Ediciones in paperback (128 pages, in Spanish).
Raisha, a young African woman, is captured by slave traders and, after a harsh voyage, sold on the island of San Juan, in the Lesser Antilles. Her life unfolds on the plantation of the Danish colonist Jost van Prok, where she witnesses the brutality of the slave system. Narrated in the first person, the novel culminates in the slave rebellion of 1733.
«No me llamo Angélica» is number 104 in the Noguer histórico collection, within the Cuatro Vientos Novela collection; translated by Amalia Bermejo. Original title: My Name Is Not Angelica.
Recommended for readers aged 12 and over interested in historical fiction and the colonial past of the Caribbean.
Scott O'Dell was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. He received The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion in 1976 and the Catholic Libraries Association Regina Medal in 1978.
