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Longlisted for the National Book Award
A Pura Belpr? Young Adult Author Honor Book In this stirring young adult novel-in-verse from award-winning author Margarita Engle, love and conservation intertwine as two teens go on a "transformative journey celebrating the power of overcoming personal struggles to make a lasting impact" (Kirkus Reviews). Ana and her mother have been living out of their car ever since her militant father became one of the FBI's most wanted. Leandro has struggled with debilitating anxiety since his family fled Cuba on a perilous raft. One moonlit night, in a wilderness park in California, Ana and Leandro meet. Their connection is instant--a shared radiance that feels both scientific and magical. Then they discover they are not alone: a huge mountain lion stalks through the trees, one of many wild animals whose habitat has been threatened by humans. Determined to make a difference, Ana and Leandro start a rewilding club at their school, working with scientists to build wildlife crossings that can help mountain lions find one another. If pumas can find their way to a better tomorrow, surely Ana and Leandro can too.
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/18/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781665939768
ISBN10: 1665939761
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment
- Young Adult Fiction | Hispanic & Latino
- Young Adult Fiction | Novels in Verse
A Pura Belpr? Young Adult Author Honor Book In this stirring young adult novel-in-verse from award-winning author Margarita Engle, love and conservation intertwine as two teens go on a "transformative journey celebrating the power of overcoming personal struggles to make a lasting impact" (Kirkus Reviews). Ana and her mother have been living out of their car ever since her militant father became one of the FBI's most wanted. Leandro has struggled with debilitating anxiety since his family fled Cuba on a perilous raft. One moonlit night, in a wilderness park in California, Ana and Leandro meet. Their connection is instant--a shared radiance that feels both scientific and magical. Then they discover they are not alone: a huge mountain lion stalks through the trees, one of many wild animals whose habitat has been threatened by humans. Determined to make a difference, Ana and Leandro start a rewilding club at their school, working with scientists to build wildlife crossings that can help mountain lions find one another. If pumas can find their way to a better tomorrow, surely Ana and Leandro can too.
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/18/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781665939768
ISBN10: 1665939761
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment
- Young Adult Fiction | Hispanic & Latino
- Young Adult Fiction | Novels in Verse
About the Author
Margarita 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; The Lightning Dreamer; and Wild Dreamers, a Pura Belpr? Young Adult Author Honor book. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpr? 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.