"In this poetic memoir, Margarita Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up in two c... (more)
"In this poetic memoir, Margarita Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up in two cultures during a time of cold hostility between nations. This almost-war of words shaped a sensitive young girl into an award-winning poet who enriches the world with words of a far more hopeful kind" -- (less)