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Reviewed on June 27, 2025 | Spanish - YA
Gr 7 Up—In this translation of Island Creatures, Catey and Serena were childhood playmates in Cuba who released caged animals together, imagining one day taking flight from their island home. Through verse and song, Engle transports the protagonists to the United States in this coming-of-age tale about love, loss, and friendship. Serena's parents die of dengue and her photojournalist grandmother Rita gifts her with the name Vida, plucking her out of Guamuhay...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
