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With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781534424944)
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Margarita Engle
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x"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 Rubén Darío, the Nicaraguan poet and folk hero who initiated the literary movement of Modernismo. As a little boy, Rubén Darío loved to listen to his great uncle, a man who told tall tales in a booming, larger-than-life voice. Rubén quickly learned the magic of storytelling, and discovered the rapture and beauty of verse. A restless and romantic soul, Rubén 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.
Author: Margarita Engle
ISBN-10: 1534424946
ISBN-13: 9781534424944
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/23/2021
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512672 / With a Star in My Hand: Ruben Dario, Poetry Hero
"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 Rubén Darío, the Nicaraguan poet and folk hero who initiated the literary movement of Modernismo. As a little boy, Rubén Darío loved to listen to his great uncle, a man who told tall tales in a booming, larger-than-life voice. Rubén quickly learned the magic of storytelling, and discovered the rapture and beauty of verse. A restless and romantic soul, Rubén 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.
Author: Margarita Engle
ISBN-10: 1534424946
ISBN-13: 9781534424944
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/23/2021
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512672 / With a Star in My Hand: Ruben Dario, Poetry Hero
By Margarita Engle
xMargarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima's Rebellion; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which 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 books include Drum Dream Girl, Dancing Hands, and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.
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