Wings in the Wild
Written by Margarita Engle
Narrated by Andre Bellido and Aida Reluzco
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Winged beings are meant to be free. And so are artists, but the Cuban government has criminalized any art that doesn’t meet their approval. Soleida and her parents protest this injustice with their secret sculpture garden of chained birds. Then a hurricane exposes the illegal art, and her parents are arrested.
Soleida escapes to Central America alone, joining the thousands of Cuban refugees stranded in Costa Rica while seeking asylum elsewhere. There she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy whose enigmatic music enchants birds and animals—and Soleida.
Together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba. Soon they discover that love isn’t about falling—it’s about soaring together to new heights. But wings can be fragile, and Soleida and Dariel come from different worlds. They are fighting for a better future—and the chance to be together.
Editor's Note
Award-winning author…
After her parents are imprisoned for creating illegal art, 16-year-old Soleida flees Cuba alone, becoming a refugee in Costa Rica. There, she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy. Their love blossoms through shared passions for art and activism. Engle (“The Surrender Tree”), a former Young People's Poet Laureate, winner of the Pura Belpré Medal, and the first Latinx author awarded a Newbery Honor, delivers another stunning novel-in-verse about a new generation unafraid to fight for what’s right.
Margarita Engle
Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet and novelist whose work has been published in many countries. Her many acclaimed books include Silver People, The Lightning Dreamer, The Wild Book, and The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book. She is a several-time winner of the Pura Belpré and Américas Awards as well as other prestigious honors. She lives with her husband in Northern California. For more information, visit margaritaengle.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderfully visualised. I could see through everything as I read through the pages.