Memoir
Enchanted Air
2015·208 pages
A poetic memoir of a Cuban American girl torn between two cultures during the Cold War, longing for her mother's island home.
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A poetic memoir of a Cuban American girl torn between two cultures during the Cold War, longing for her mother's island home.
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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 drea...
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Brief indirect references to sex and teen pregnancy among peers
Violence & gore
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Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs referenced without graphic detail
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Observational mentions of smoking, drinking, and drugs among peers
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No fantasy magic present
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Cold War, Cuban Revolution, and Bay of Pigs central to the narrative
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Family separation and emotional stress from political conflict
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