Your Heart, My Sky
Love in a Time of Hunger
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2022
Summary
Acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells a “deeply felt and engrossing” story of love in a time of hunger inspired by her own family’s struggles during a dark period in Cuba’s history.
The people of Cuba are living in el período especial en tiempos de paz—the special period in times of peace. That’s what the government insists that this era must be called, but the reality behind these words is starvation.
Liana is struggling to find enough to eat. Yet hunger has also ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534464971 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1534464972 |
| Author: | Margarita Engle |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 15mm |
| Audience Age: | 12-99 |
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Critics Review
- “Readers will not be able to turn away from the harsh truths and honest beauty of this story… A novel that begs us not to forget about the heartbreaking poverty and tragedy the world holds, and that reminds us of the resilience we carry inside.” – School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
* “Engle’s words masterfully convey an evergreen human truth: that, in the end, we want to be able to live and love to our hearts’ content. A deeply touching read that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.” – Kirkus Reviews, STARRED Review
* “The first poem sets the tone immediately with its arresting opening line … and as readers dig deeper into the story of Liana, Amado, and their canine “Cupid,” Engle’s words evocatively depict how love can thrive even under the harshest conditions.”
– Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
* “[Engle] doesn’t back down from the harrowing depiction of this very real time … leaving the reader with a mix of melancholy and luminous hope. Two Cuban teens scavenge for food and hope in this harrowing novel in verse.” – Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
“At its heart, this is a tender love story, lyrically presented in alternating poetic voices … A deeply felt and engrossing look at a time when the grandparents lived “on a menu of memories” while the new generation survived “on nothing / but wishes.” – The Horn Book Magazine
“The grinding, helpless reality of life with gnawing hunger is vividly conveyed through Liana’s and Amado’s voices … The irony of the impending Games … is keenly drawn… more memorable to readers will be the way two young people manage to survive, create, and find love amid fear and deprivation.” – BCCB
About The Author
Margarita Engle
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.
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