Description: Una mezcla entre romance y bitácora de viaje, Evamar es una emotiva y hermosa novela en verso sobre el primer amor, culturas perdidas y conexiones ancestrales, escrita por la galardonada autora Margarita Engle.
Justo antes de que se transformara en un espíritu invisible,Mi abuela susurró sus últimos deseos en mi oído: Esparce mis cenizas en un sembrado de girasoles, espera pacientemente,
cosecha las semillas, vuela a la isla, encuentra el jardín,
siembra las semillas,
entonces--y solo entonces--
lee mis diarios. Una mezcla entre romance y bitácora de viaje, Evamar es una emotiva y hermosa novela en verso sobre el primer amor, culturas perdidas y conexiones ancestrales.
Brief description: 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. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.
Review Quotes: * "A spellbinding tale that bridges the power of history, imagination, and family bonds. This book is not just a story--it's an adventure, a lesson, and an invitation to young readers to dream beyond the pages . . . Otheguy masterfully blends historical elements with fantasy . . . Bernatene's illustrations add another layer of wonder."--School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW