Turned away from the shores of New York, a young Jewish boy seeks refuge in Cuba during WWII. Here in this tropical sanctuary, so far away from Germany, will he be safe from Nazi influence? A stunning
;Exceptional.' Booklist (starred review) ';HeartfeltThoughtful and effective.' The Horn Book ';Engle's lyrical poetry emotionally conveys the reality of being a greatly gifted, passionate, and deeply
In this powerful companion to her award-winning memoir Enchanted Air, Newbery Honor–winning author Margarita Engle recounts her teenage years during the turbulent 1960s.Margarita Engle’s childhood str
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 v
In this “beautifully written, thought provoking” (School Library Journal, starred review) novel in verse, award-winning author Margarita Engle tells the story of Antonio Chuffat, a young m
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 C
In 1914, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, which connected the world’s two largest oceans and signaled America’s emergence as a global superpower. It was a miracle, this path of wa
“I find it so easy to forget / that I’m just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts.”Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were p
Quebrado has been a slave on captain Bernadino de Talavera's pirate ship for years, but when a hurricane sinks the ship and kills most of the crew, Quebrado escapes to safety and finds acceptance and
A portrait in verse traces the story of the author's grandmother, Fefa, who grows up in Cuba and struggles with dyslexia until her mother presents her with a blank book that Fefa uses to practice incr
