With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534424937)

"Exceptional." --Booklist (starred review)
"Heartfelt...Thoughtful and effective." --The Horn Book
"Engle's lyrical poetry emotionally conveys the reality of being a greatly gifted, passionate, and deeply ambitious young man in a turbulent time." --BCCB

From acclaimed author Margarita Engle comes a gorgeous novel in verse about Rub n Dar o, the Nicaraguan poet and folk hero who initiated the literary movement of Modernismo.

As a little boy, Rub n Dar o loved to listen to his great uncle, a man who told tall tales in a booming, larger-than-life voice. Rub n quickly learned the magic of storytelling, and discovered the rapture and beauty of verse.

A restless and romantic soul, Rub n traveled across Central and South America seeking adventure and connection. As he discovered new places and new loves, he wrote poems to express his wild storm of feelings. But the traditional forms felt too restrictive. He began to improvise his own poetic forms so he could capture the entire world in his words. At the age of twenty-one, he published his first book Azul, which heralded a vibrant new literary movement called Modernismo that blended poetry and prose into something magical.

In gorgeous poems of her own, Margarita Engle tells the story of this passionate young man who revolutionized world literature.

Author: Margarita Engle
ISBN-10: 1534424938
ISBN-13: 9781534424937
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/18/2020
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512672 / With a Star in My Hand: Ruben Dario, Poetry Hero


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 12/23/2019
Booklist 01/01/2020 pg. 90
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2020 pg. 88
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2020
School Library Journal 01/31/2020 pg. 1
Shelf Awareness 02/21/2020
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

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; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré 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.