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WIFREDO'S JUNGLE

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By Margarita Engle
| Kirkus Reviews Verified
A unique angle on a watershed moment in the civil rights era. The New Orleans school child who famously broke the color line in 1960 while surrounded by federal marshals describes the early days of her experience from a 6-year-old’s perspective. Bridges told her tale to younger children in 2009’s Ruby Bridges Goes to School, but here the sensibility is more personal, and the sometimes-shocking historical photos have been replaced by uplifting painted scenes.
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Wifredo's Jungle The Power of Wifredo Lam's Art (A Picture Book Biography)

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By Margarita Engle
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Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Medal Winner Margarita Engle and New York Times bestselling illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara bring to light the life of Cuban artist Wifredo Lam, who portrayed the enduring Afro Cuban spirit culture through his art. In a village on the tropical island of Cuba, a boy named Wifredo Lam loved to draw his surroundings—hot blue air, cool green leaves, and brilliant flowers.
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Forthcoming Book: “Evamar”

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By Margarita Engle
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Margarita Engle’s upcoming book, Evamar (Atheneum Books for Young Readers; September 2026) is described as a “spellbinding” (Publishers Weekly) novel in verse about first love, hidden cultures, and ancestral connections that follows a teen’s journey to uncover her late grandmother’s roots in Cuba.
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