Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings
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Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings

Written by Margarita Engle & illustrated by Edel Rodriguez
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12 - 15
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224
Page count
61
Words per page
1120L
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Aug 2, 2016
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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?

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781481435239
    Publication Date
    August 2, 2016
    Publisher
    Atheneum Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    224
    Words Per Page
    61
    Audience
    Young Adult
    Reading Age
    12 - 15 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2014017408
    Lexile® Level
    1120L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Z
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    2
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    175273
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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