En buena hora

In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpré Author Award and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War. En este poético libro de memorias—ganador del premio Pura Belpré de autor, finalista del premio de YALSA de no ficción y premio de honor Walter Dean Myers—la aclamada autora Margarita Engle recrea su infancia, que transcurrió a caballo entre dos culturas durante la Guerra Fría. Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother’s tropical island...

Until just over 150 years ago, northern Mexico extended thousands of kilometers farther than its current border with the United States. Many different indigenous groups flourished in that region before the Conquistadors arrived. What we know about their lives and customs is the result of archeological discoveries and the chronicles of the first Spanish priests and soldiers that had contact with them.

Agus le versa al amor y al desamor en la forma que, para mí, siempre he creído que era la más bella de las expresiones. Concebir la poesía como una pequeña explosión, un tímido cortocircuito que transmita, sin necesidad de infinidad de estrofas ni lenguajes farragosos, la esencia del sentimiento en él reflejado. Así es la poesía de Agus, como un dulce deshaciéndose en la boca con lentitud o un fugaz estallido de fuegos artificiales cargados de color.

Describes the impact of the Ford Model T automobile and the assembly line that built it on the automotive industry and American society, and recounts the life and career of their inventor, Henry Ford.