Thank you Carol W. at Carol’s Corner for hosting today’s Poetry Friday. A couple weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have Margarita Engle send me an ARC of SOARING EARTH. This is the companion memoir to ENCHANTED AIR.
Now if you haven’t read ENCHANTED AIR yet, stop by your local library and borrow it. It was nominated for a CYBILs Poetry Award in 2015.
SOARING EARTH continues as Engle begins high school just as the social issues: Civil Rights, the Vietnam War, environmental concerns are heating up. In Engle’s lyrical language, she paints a landscape of what it’s like for a teen during the late 60’s.
Despite not being allow to travel to Cuba (thanks to the revolution there), Margarita finds other way to spread her wings through friends, writing and education.
Readers of both books are in for a treat of rich and delicious language. It’s sure to make your spirit soar.
Available in the world in February. Give youself the Valentine of a book and purchase a copy or make sure your local library has it in their collection.
Title: SOARING EARTH
Author: Margarita Engle
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Published: Available, February 2019
Pages: 192
Reading Level: 7th gr and beyond
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781534429536
Source: ARC sent to me by the author
The ARC I have is available for the next reader. If you’d like to read it and share the love, leave a comment and I’ll draw a name next week.
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I loved ENCHANTED AIR. Will look forward to this one! Thanks so much!
Ooh! I can’t wait to read this one!