Forest World

About the author

Margarita Engle

Summary

From award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively middle grade novel in verse that tells the story of a Cuban-American boy who visits his family's village in Cuba for the first time-and meets a sister he didn't know he had.

Edver isn't happy about being shipped off to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows. The island is a place that no one in Miami ever mentions without a sigh, but travel laws have suddenly changed, and now it's a lot easier for divided families to be reunited. Technology in Cuba hasn't caught up with the times, though, and Edver is expecting a long, boring summer.

He was NOT expecting to meet a sister he didn't know he had. Luza is a year older and excited to see her little brother, until she realizes what a spoiled American he is. Looking for something-anything-they might have in common, the siblings sneak onto the Internet, despite it being forbidden in Cuba, and make up a fake butterfly. Maybe now their cryptozoologist mother will come to visit. But their message is intercepted by a dangerous poacher, and suddenly much more than their family is at stake. Edver and Luza have to find a way to overcome their differences to save the Cuban jungle that they both have grown to love.

Additional text

“Engle’s accessible text shimmers with affection for rural life in Cuba, its wildlife, and people, and the book offers shrewd observations about the families spread between Cuba and Miami, separated by only a few miles and a huge cultural gulf. . . . The exploration of the reclamations of endangered species and the picture of a very different life in Cuba are intriguing.”

Product details

• Authors: Margarita Engle, Engle Margarita
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781481490573
• ISBN: 978-1-4814-9057-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 211 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Recycling & Green Living, Caribbean islands, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Caribbean & Latin America