Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547807430
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Newbery Honor-winner Margarita Engle tells the story of Cuban folk hero, abolitionist, and women's rights pioneer Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda in this powerful YA historical novel in verse.
The Lightning Dreamer
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547807430
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Newbery Honor-winner Margarita Engle tells the story of Cuban folk hero, abolitionist, and women's rights pioneer Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda in this powerful YA historical novel in verse.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547807430
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Newbery Honor-winner Margarita Engle tells the story of Cuban folk hero, abolitionist, and women's rights pioneer Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda in this powerful YA historical novel in verse.
Tropical Secrets
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429919817
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. As the tropical island begins to work its magic on him, the young refugee befriends a local girl with some painful secrets of her own. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away . . .
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429919817
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. As the tropical island begins to work its magic on him, the young refugee befriends a local girl with some painful secrets of her own. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away . . .
Forest World
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481490591
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
From Young People’s Poet Laureate and award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively middle grade novel in verse that tells the story of a Cuban-American boy who visits his family’s village in Cuba for the first time—and meets a sister he didn’t know he had. Edver isn’t happy about being shipped off to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows. Why would he want to visit a place that no one in Miami ever mentions without a sigh? Yet now that travel laws have changed and it’s a lot easier for divided families to be reunited, his mom thinks it's time for some father-son bonding. Edver doesn’t know what this summer has in store, but he’s definitely expecting to meet a sister he didn’t know existed! Luza is a year older and excited to see her little brother, until she realizes how different their lives have been. Looking for anything they might have in common, they sneak onto the internet—and accidentally catch the interest of a dangerous wildlife poacher. Edver has fought plenty of villains in video games. Now, to save the Cuban jungle they love, he and Luza are going to have to find a way to conquer a real villain!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481490591
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
From Young People’s Poet Laureate and award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively middle grade novel in verse that tells the story of a Cuban-American boy who visits his family’s village in Cuba for the first time—and meets a sister he didn’t know he had. Edver isn’t happy about being shipped off to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows. Why would he want to visit a place that no one in Miami ever mentions without a sigh? Yet now that travel laws have changed and it’s a lot easier for divided families to be reunited, his mom thinks it's time for some father-son bonding. Edver doesn’t know what this summer has in store, but he’s definitely expecting to meet a sister he didn’t know existed! Luza is a year older and excited to see her little brother, until she realizes how different their lives have been. Looking for anything they might have in common, they sneak onto the internet—and accidentally catch the interest of a dangerous wildlife poacher. Edver has fought plenty of villains in video games. Now, to save the Cuban jungle they love, he and Luza are going to have to find a way to conquer a real villain!
Your Heart, My Sky
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534464972
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In Cuba's "special period in times of peace" of 1991, Liana and Amado find love after their severe hunger gives both courage to risk government retribution by skipping a summer of labor to seek food. Told in their two voices plus that of the stray dog that brought them together.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534464972
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In Cuba's "special period in times of peace" of 1991, Liana and Amado find love after their severe hunger gives both courage to risk government retribution by skipping a summer of labor to seek food. Told in their two voices plus that of the stray dog that brought them together.
Enchanted Air
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481435221
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother s tropical island country, a place so lush with vibrant life that it seems like a fairy tale kingdom. But most of the time she lives in Los Angeles, lonely in the noisy city and dreaming of the summers when she can take a plane through the enchanted air to her beloved island. Words and images are her constant companions, friendly and comforting when the children at school are not.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481435221
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother s tropical island country, a place so lush with vibrant life that it seems like a fairy tale kingdom. But most of the time she lives in Los Angeles, lonely in the noisy city and dreaming of the summers when she can take a plane through the enchanted air to her beloved island. Words and images are her constant companions, friendly and comforting when the children at school are not.
The Firefly Letters
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429959452
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
The freedom to roam is something that women and girls in Cuba do not have. Yet when Fredrika Bremer visits from Sweden in 1851 to learn about the people of this magical island, she is accompanied by Cecilia, a young slave who longs for her lost home in Africa. Soon Elena, the wealthy daughter of the house, sneaks out to join them. As the three women explore the lush countryside, they form a bond that breaks the barriers of language and culture. In this quietly powerful new book, award-winning poet Margarita Engle paints a portrait of early women's rights pioneer Fredrika Bremer and the journey to Cuba that transformed her life. The Firefly Letters is a 2011 Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429959452
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
The freedom to roam is something that women and girls in Cuba do not have. Yet when Fredrika Bremer visits from Sweden in 1851 to learn about the people of this magical island, she is accompanied by Cecilia, a young slave who longs for her lost home in Africa. Soon Elena, the wealthy daughter of the house, sneaks out to join them. As the three women explore the lush countryside, they form a bond that breaks the barriers of language and culture. In this quietly powerful new book, award-winning poet Margarita Engle paints a portrait of early women's rights pioneer Fredrika Bremer and the journey to Cuba that transformed her life. The Firefly Letters is a 2011 Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Mountain Dog
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 0805098933
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
When Tony's mother is sent to jail, he is sent to stay with a great uncle he has never met in Sierra Nevada. It is a daunting move—Tony's new world bears no semblance to his previous one. But slowly, against a remote and remarkable backdrop, the scars from Tony's troubled past begin to heal. With his Tió and a search-and-rescue dog named Gabe by his side, he learns how to track wild animals, is welcomed to the Cowboy Church, and makes new friends at the Mountain School. Most importantly though, it is through Gabe that Tony discovers unconditional love for the first time, in Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 0805098933
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
When Tony's mother is sent to jail, he is sent to stay with a great uncle he has never met in Sierra Nevada. It is a daunting move—Tony's new world bears no semblance to his previous one. But slowly, against a remote and remarkable backdrop, the scars from Tony's troubled past begin to heal. With his Tió and a search-and-rescue dog named Gabe by his side, he learns how to track wild animals, is welcomed to the Cowboy Church, and makes new friends at the Mountain School. Most importantly though, it is through Gabe that Tony discovers unconditional love for the first time, in Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013
The Wild Book
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547581319
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
In early twentieth-century Cuba, bandits terrorize the countryside as a young farm girl struggles with dyslexia. Based on the life of the author's grandmother.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547581319
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
In early twentieth-century Cuba, bandits terrorize the countryside as a young farm girl struggles with dyslexia. Based on the life of the author's grandmother.
The Surrender Tree
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805086744
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. This history in verse creates a lyrical portrait of Cuba.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805086744
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. This history in verse creates a lyrical portrait of Cuba.
Summer Birds
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805089373
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The story of a young girl living in the Middle Ages who took the time to observe the life cycle of butteflies--and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece. Includes historical note.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805089373
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The story of a young girl living in the Middle Ages who took the time to observe the life cycle of butteflies--and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece. Includes historical note.