Your heart, my sky : love in a time of hunger / Margarita Engle.
Summer, 1991. The people of Cuba are living in el periodo especial en tiempos de paz - the special period in times of peace. That's what the government insists that this era must be called, but the reality behind these words is starvation. Hunger has made Liana brave: she finds the courage to skip a summer of so-called volunteer farm labor, even though she risks government retribution. Amado also refuses to comply, so he wanders alone, trying to discover rare sources of food. United by a chance encounter, they soon discover that love can feed their souls and hearts - but is it enough to withstand el periodo especial? This story is told in their alternating voices - alongside the perspective of the stray dog that brought them together. -- description adapted from jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534464964 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1534464964 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781534464971
- ISBN: 1534464972
- Physical Description: 208 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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Target Audience Note: | Ages 12 Up. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Grades 7-9. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. |
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Subject: | Starvation > Fiction. Dogs > Fiction. Love > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Cuba > History > 20th century > Fiction. Novels in verse. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Social problem fiction. Romance fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
Coming of age against a backdrop of Cubaâs âSpecial Peacetimeâ severe economic depression, Liana is emboldened by starvation to skip a summer of forced farm labor and team up with a quiet boy and a mysterious dog to search for alternate food sources. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
In Cuba's "special period in times of peace" of 1991, Liana and Amado find love after their severe hunger gives both courage to risk government retribution by skipping a summer of labor to seek food. Told in their two voices plus that of the stray dog that brought them together. - Simon and Schuster
Acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells a âdeeply felt and engrossingâ (Horn Book Magazine) story of love in a time of hunger inspired by her own familyâs struggles during a dark period in Cubaâs history.
The people of Cuba are living in el perÃodo especial en tiempos de pazâthe special period in times of peace. Thatâs what the government insists that this era must be called, but the reality behind these words is starvation.
Liana is struggling to find enough to eat. Yet hunger has also made her brave: she finds the courage to skip a summer of so-called volunteer farm labor, even though she risks government retribution. Nearby, a quiet, handsome boy named Amado also refuses to comply, so he wanders alone, trying to discover rare sources of food.
A chance encounter with an enigmatic dog brings Liana and Amado together. United in hope and hunger, they soon discover that their feelings for each other run deep. Love can feed their souls and heartsâbut is it enough to withstand el perÃodo especial? - Simon and Schuster
Acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells a painful, poignant story of love in a time of hunger inspired by her own family's struggles during a dark period in Cuba's history.
The people of Cuba are living in el perÃodo especial en tiempos de paz'the special period in times of peace. That's what the government insists that this era must be called, but the reality behind these words is starvation.
Liana is struggling to find enough to eat. Yet hunger has also made her brave: she finds the courage to skip a summer of so-called volunteer farm labor, even though she risks government retribution. Nearby, a quiet, handsome boy named Amado also refuses to comply, so he wanders alone, trying to discover rare sources of food.
A chance encounter with an enigmatic dog brings Liana and Amado together. United in hope and hunger, they soon discover that their feelings for each other run deep. Love can feed their souls and hearts'but is it enough to withstand el perÃodo especial?