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Alas Salvajes

Author: Engle, Margarita

Follett Number: 2602WA2
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Atheneum, 2023
Format: 211 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-66592-771-0
ISBN-10: 1-66592-771-2
LCCN: 2022-038983
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Subjects:
Artists Fiction
Cuba Fiction
Cuban Americans Fiction
Hurricanes Fiction
Love Fiction
Novels in Verse
Political Prisoners Fiction
Protest Movements Fiction
Refugees Fiction
Romance Fiction
Spanish Language Materials
"A partir de 12 anos"--Dust jacket.;Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Wings in the wild. When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba.

From the publisher:
Ahora disponible in espanol! Los seres alados han de ser libres. Y tambien lo han de ser los artistas, pero el gobierno cubano ha criminalizado cualquier arte que no tenga su aprobacion. Soleida y sus padres protestan contra esta injusticia con su jardin secreto de esculturas de aves encadenadas. Luego, un huracan derriba las paredes y deja al descubierto el arte ilegal, y sus padres son arrestados... Soleida huye sola a Centroamerica y se une a miles de refugiados cubanos varados en Costa Rica mientras buscan asilo en cualquier otro sitio. Ahi, conoce a Dariel, un muchacho cubanoamericano cuya musica enigmatica hechiza a las aves, a los animales... y a Soleida. Juntos trabajan para proteger el medioambiente y atraer la atencion del mundo hacia los artistas presos en Cuba. Pronto descubren que el amor no consta de caer rendido, sino de volar juntos hacia nuevas alturas. Pero las alas pueden ser fragiles, y Soleida y Dariel vienen de mundos diferentes. Acaso ese futuro mejor por el que luchan incluira la posibilidad de que esten juntos?

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