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 new novel in verse from Margarita Engle, the Pura Belpre Award-winning author of The Poet Slave of Cuba
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 instead.
As the tropical island...
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 ...
Award winning author Margarita Engle brings a tale of history mixed with a touch of fantasy.
"When Mamacita chose to call me Estrellita, / it was her way of imagining a little bit / of starlight, deep down in that cavern / where only rare streaks of day or night / could reach--now, Lucero and I will be / Morning Star and Little Star, / a lit-from-within racing team "
A young girl stricken with rickets and her mother face the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the challenges of a new century and innovative teachers.
Dreams realized and dreams crushed exploring the...
Award winning author Margarita Engle brings a tale of history mixed with a touch of fantasy.
"When Mamacita chose to call me Estrellita, / i...
Award winning author Margarita Engle brings a tale of history mixed with a touch of fantasy.
"When Mamacita chose to call me Estrellita, / it was her way of imagining a little bit / of starlight, deep down in that cavern / where only rare streaks of day or night / could reach--now, Lucero and I will be / Morning Star and Little Star, / a lit-from-within racing team "
A young girl stricken with rickets and her mother face the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the challenges of a new century and innovative teachers.
Dreams realized and dreams crushed exploring the...
Award winning author Margarita Engle brings a tale of history mixed with a touch of fantasy.
"When Mamacita chose to call me Estrellita, / it was her way of imagining a little bit / of starlight, deep down in that cavern / where only rare streaks of day or night / could reach--now, Lucero and I will be / Morning Star and Little Star, / a lit-from-within racing team "
A young girl stricken with rickets and her mother face the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the challenges of a new century and innovative teachers. Dreams realized and dreams crushed exploring the freedoms only a magical horse can offer. Award...
"When Mamacita chose to call me Estrellita, / it was her way of imagining a little bit / of starlight, deep down in that cavern / where...
"When Mamacita chose to call me Estrellita, / it was her way of imagining a little bit / of starlight, deep down in that cavern / where only rare streaks of day or night / could reach--now, Lucero and I will be / Morning Star and Little Star, / a lit-from-within racing team "
A young girl stricken with rickets and her mother face the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the challenges of a new century and innovative teachers. Dreams realized and dreams crushed exploring the freedoms only a magical horse can offer. Award...
"When Mamacita chose to call me Estrellita, / it was her way of imagining a little bit / of starlight, deep down in that cavern / where...
Autor galardonado Margarita Engle trae un cuento de historia mezclada con un toque de fantasIa.
"Cuando Mamacita decidiO nombrarme Estrellita / fue su modo de imaginar un poco / la luz de las estrellas, en el fondo de esa cueva / a la que solo llegaban / escasas luces del dIa o de la noche. / Ahora Lucero y yo seremos / el caballo del alba y la pequeNa estrella: / un equipo de carreras iluminado por dentro " Una chica joven lisiado con ricketts y su madre enfrentan las secuelas de la Guerra Hispano-Americana, los desafIos de un...
Autor galardonado Margarita Engle trae un cuento de historia mezclada con un toque de fantasIa.
"Cuando Mamacita decidiO nombrarme Estrellita / fue su modo de imaginar un poco / la luz de las estrellas, en el fondo de esa cueva / a la que solo llegaban / escasas luces del dIa o de la noche. / Ahora Lucero y yo seremos / el caballo del alba y la pequeNa estrella: / un equipo de carreras iluminado por dentro " Una chica joven lisiado con ricketts y su madre enfrentan las secuelas de la Guerra Hispano-Americana, los desafIos de un nuevo siglo y profesores innovadores. SueNos Realidad y sueNos aplastados explorando las ...
"Cuando Mamacita decidiO nombrarme Estrellita / fue su modo de imaginar un poco / la luz de las estrellas, en el fondo de esa cueva / a...
From 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. The island is a place that no one in Miami ever mentions without a sigh, but travel laws have suddenly changed, and now it's a lot easier for divided families to be reunited. Technology in Cuba hasn't caught up with the times, though, and Edver is expecting a long, boring...
From 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 famil...
Now available in Spanish In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpre Author Award and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War. 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...
Now available in Spanish In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpre Author Award and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed aut...