Enchanted air : two cultures, two wings : a memoir

Summary: In this poetic memoir Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War. Her heart was 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 lived 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. When the hostility between Cuba and the United States erupted at the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Engle's worlds collided in the worst way possible. Would she ever get to visit her beautiful island again?

Record details

ISBN: 1481435221
ISBN: 9781481435222
Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A Cold War memoir."
Formatted Contents Note:	Love at first sight -- Magical travels -- Winged summer -- Strange sky -- Two wings -- Cold War time line.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader 6.1. Reading Counts! 10.0.
Language Note:	Text in English.
Awards Note:	Pura Belpre Author Award, 2016