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Margarita Engle



Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet, novelist, and journalist whose work has been published in many countries. She is the author of young adult nonfiction books and novels in verse including The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book, The Poet Slave of Cuba, Hurricane Dancers, The Firefly Letters, and Tropical Secrets. She lives in northern California.
 


Genres: Young Adult Romance, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
July 2025

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Island Creatures
 
Series
Enchanted Air
   1. Enchanted Air (2015)
   2. Soaring Earth (2019)
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Novels
   Skywriting (1996)
   The Firefly Letters (2010)
   Hurricane Dancers (2011)
   The Wild Book (2012)
   The Lightning Dreamer (2013)
   Morning Star Horse (2017)
   Forest World (2017)
   Jazz Owls (2018)
   With a Star in My Hand (2020)
   Your Heart, My Sky (2021)
   Rima's Rebellion (2022)
   Singing with Elephants (2022)
   Wings in the Wild (2023)
   Wild Dreamers (2024)
   Island Creatures (2025)
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Collections
   The Surrender Tree (poems) (2000)
   The Sky Painter (poems) (2015)
   Miguel's Brave Knight (poems) (2017)
   Dreams from Many Rivers (poems) (2019)
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Books containing stories by Margarita Engle
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Calling the Moon (2023)
16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors
edited by
Yamile Saied Méndez and Aida Salazar
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The Creativity Project (2018)
An Awesometastic Story Collection
edited by
Colby Sharp

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Award nominations
2024 National Book Award for Young People's Literature (longlist) : Wild Dreamers


Margarita Engle recommends
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Sunrise Nights (2024)
Brittany Cavallaro and Jeff Zentner
"An emotional duet. Together, the voices gradually create their own source of 'new light.' Beautiful!"
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Muted (2021)
Tami Charles
"Muted blends the music of beautiful poetry with a powerful and relevant message. A stunning book."
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Death Comes in through the Kitchen (2018)
(Havana Mystery, book 1)
Teresa Dovalpage
"Death Comes in through the Kitchen might be a story about death, but it's also alive with authentic cubanidad, intrigue, humor, delicious recipes, and complex characters. Beautifully written and bursting with surprises!"

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