{"product_id":"your-heart-my-sky-love-in-a-time-of-hunger-9781534464971","title":"Your Heart, My Sky: Love in a Time of Hunger","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed author Margarita Engle tells a \"deeply felt and engrossing\" (\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine) \u003c\/i\u003estory of love in a time of hunger inspired by her own family's struggles during a dark period in Cuba's history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe people of Cuba are living in \u003ci\u003eel período especial en tiempos de paz\u003c\/i\u003e--the special period in times of peace. That's what the government insists that this era must be called, but the reality behind these words is starvation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiana is struggling to find enough to eat. Yet hunger has also made her brave: she finds the courage to skip a summer of so-called volunteer farm labor, even though she risks government retribution. Nearby, a quiet, handsome boy named Amado also refuses to comply, so he wanders alone, trying to discover rare sources of food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA chance encounter with an enigmatic dog brings Liana and Amado together. United in hope and hunger, they soon discover that their feelings for each other run deep. Love can feed their souls and hearts--but is it enough to withstand \u003ci\u003eel período especial\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels \u003ci\u003eRima's Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYour Heart, My Sky\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWith a Star in My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Honor winner; and \u003ci\u003eThe Lightning Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e. Her verse memoirs include \u003ci\u003eSoaring Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnchanted Air\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eDrum Dream Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50682327105810,"sku":"9781534464971","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e10c87f-628c-43a5-9733-843e0ab94265.jpg?v=1737242058","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/your-heart-my-sky-love-in-a-time-of-hunger-9781534464971","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}