Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir

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Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir - Paperback

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir - Paperback

by Margarita Engle
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Book Overview

by Margarita Engle (Author), Edel Rodriguez (Illustrator)

In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpré Author Award, was a YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, 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 and images are her constant companions, friendly and comforting when the children at school are not.

Then a revolution breaks out in Cuba. Margarita fears for her far-away family. When the hostility between Cuba and the United States erupts at the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Margarita's worlds collide in the worst way possible. How can the two countries she loves hate each other so much? And will she ever get to visit her beautiful island again?

Author Biography

Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima's Rebellion; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; The Lightning Dreamer; and Wild Dreamers, a Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Honor book. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include Drum Dream Girl, Dancing Hands, and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.

Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 02, 2016
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 2
ISBN9781481435239
Author Margarita Engle
PublisherAtheneum Books for Young Readers
GenreYoung adult, Literature, Biography, and Society & culture
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2016
LanguageENG- English
Pages224
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

Related Subjects

Young Adult Biography & Autobiography Young Adult Nonfiction Young Adults

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Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet and novelist who has won many awards, including a Newbery Honor and a Pura Belpré Honor. She lives in Northern California. Visit her website at www.margaritaengle.com. Rafael López is an award-winning illustrator and muralist. He divides his time between San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and San Diego, California. Visit his website at www.rafaellopez-books.com.

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