With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero Contributor(s): Engle, Margarita (Author) |
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ISBN: 1534424938 ISBN-13: 9781534424937 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Biographical - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Young Adult Fiction | Novels In Verse |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2019003842 |
Age Level: 12-17 |
Grade Level: 7-12 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" L (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2019 Publishers Weekly 12/23/2019 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Exceptional." --Booklist (starred review) "Heartfelt...Thoughtful and effective." --The Horn Book "Engle's lyrical poetry emotionally conveys the reality of being a greatly gifted, passionate, and deeply ambitious young man in a turbulent time." --BCCB From acclaimed author Margarita Engle comes a gorgeous novel in verse about Rub n Dar o, the Nicaraguan poet and folk hero who initiated the literary movement of Modernismo. As a little boy, Rub n Dar o loved to listen to his great uncle, a man who told tall tales in a booming, larger-than-life voice. Rub n quickly learned the magic of storytelling, and discovered the rapture and beauty of verse. A restless and romantic soul, Rub n traveled across Central and South America seeking adventure and connection. As he discovered new places and new loves, he wrote poems to express his wild storm of feelings. But the traditional forms felt too restrictive. He began to improvise his own poetic forms so he could capture the entire world in his words. At the age of twenty-one, he published his first book Azul, which heralded a vibrant new literary movement called Modernismo that blended poetry and prose into something magical. In gorgeous poems of her own, Margarita Engle tells the story of this passionate young man who revolutionized world literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Engle, Margarita: - Margarita Engle was the 2017--2019 national Young People's Poet Laureate, and received the 2019 NSK Neustadt Prize. She is the Cuban-American author of many verse novels, including Soaring Earth; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer, a PEN Literary Award for Young Adult Literature winner. Her verse memoir, Enchanted Air, 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 book Drum Dream Girl received the Charlotte Zolotow Award. Margarita was born in Los Angeles, but developed a deep attachment to her mother's homeland during childhood summers with relatives. She continues to visit Cuba as often as she can. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com. |
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