Loreta Janeta Velázquez

October 1, 2019
Grades 5-7 Loreta Janeta Vel�zquez was a Cuban woman who disguised herself as a male soldier and fought for the Confederate Army in the Civil War. We follow her from a childhood in Cuba to New Orleans, where she married and lost three children. As part of the Confederacy, she took part in numerous battles. After being wounded, her identity was discovered, and she became a spy. When Vel�zquez wrote about her experiences in a memoir, she was branded as a fake. Imery-Garcia's text gives interesting details while providing larger historical context. Chapters include historical images along with black-and-white photographs and sidebars that further illuminate the Civil War. Part of the Our Voices: Spanish and Latino Figures of American History series (6 titles), this biography offers a rare perspective and is recommended for all nonfiction collections.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)