2016 Pura Belpre (Author) Award
Honoring a Latino author whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
Winner:
by Margarita Engle
In this poetic memoir, 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 more 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?
2016 Pura Belpre (Author) Award Honor Books:
The Smoking Mirror
by David Bowles
by Meg Medina
What did you think about "Enchanted Air"? Did you enjoy it? What did you like about it? Do you think one of the other books should have won?
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