Aire encantado (Enchanted Air) : Dos culturas, dos alas: una memoria (Hardcover)

from trinityM82

This is an interesting look at how a kid copes with being part Cuban during the revolution and Cuban missile crisis. It was told in poems, but it is very simple, obviously for middle school - even upper elementary school students. It had some lovely moments, but overall, not something that could ...

from Debra_Armbruster

A memoir of a childhood spent between two cultures. This would pair well with Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming.

from EllenH

I loved this book. It had been recommended to me by a fellow library employee, who told me that she also had loved it and there was so much to think about. True, I had to try to read it slowly as the writing was beautiful and so thoughtful, but also a great story. Engle captures Cuban history wit...

from PeggyDean

A worthy addition to Engle's collection of free verse books about Cuba. Lyrical and sparse, Engle presents an aspect of the Cold War often neglected - the impact on ordinary families splintered by the ban on travel to Cuba. As the author grieves the childhood loss of her Cuban family and experien...

from Whisper1

This lovely book, written in poetry explores the thoughts and feelings of the author as a young child embracing both the cultures of Cuba, her mother's country, and the United States, the country where she resides. Visiting Cuba when a child and documenting the rich culture, the air, the markets,...