A Kirkus Best Children's Book of 2012
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book
* A beautiful tale of perseverance.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Readers will be enchanted.--VOYA
[A] lyrical glimpse of early twentieth-century Cuba.--Booklist
Engle's writing is customarily lovely.--Publishers Weekly
[A] remarkable, intimate depiction of Fefa's struggle with dyslexia; Engle is masterful at using words to evoke this difficulty, and even those readers unfamiliar with the condition will understand its meaning through her rich use of imagery and detail.--Bulletin
The idea of a wild book on which to let her words sprout is one that should speak to those with reading difficulties and to aspiring poets as well.--School Library Journal
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