Your Heart, My Sky
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Your Heart, My Sky

Love in a Time of Hunger

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Your Heart, My Sky

Love in a Time of Hunger

About this book

Acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells a "deeply felt and engrossing" ( Horn Book Magazine) story of love in a time of hunger inspired by her own family's struggles during a dark period in Cuba's history. The people of Cuba are living in el perĆ­odo especial en tiempos de paz ā€”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.Liana 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.A 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 heartsā€”but is it enough to withstand el perĆ­odo especial?

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Information

Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781534464971
eBook ISBN
9781534464988

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. 1. Island of Cuba
  6. 2. Emptiness
  7. 3. Global Games
  8. 4. Wondering about the World
  9. 5. The History of Our Hunger
  10. 6. Sharing Sugar
  11. 7. Plans and Fantasies
  12. 8. At Night, the Mind Feels Nourished
  13. 9. Monstrous
  14. 10. Serenade
  15. 11. Wild
  16. 12. Plea
  17. 13. Response
  18. 14. Local Games
  19. 15. The Next Morning
  20. 16. The Marvels of Reality
  21. 17. Glimpse
  22. 18. Glance
  23. 19. Mirror
  24. 20. Reflection
  25. 21. Herding Teenagers
  26. 22. Admiration
  27. 23. Confusion Is Another Word for Wishes
  28. 24. Inventing a Meal
  29. 25. Aquatic
  30. 26. The Music of Food
  31. 27. Attraction
  32. 28. Her Eyes Areā€¦
  33. 29. Night Hunger
  34. 30. Wide Awake
  35. 31. Priorities
  36. 32. Perseverance
  37. 33. Daybreak
  38. 34. Pessimism
  39. 35. Too Many Mirrors
  40. 36. A Cautious Conversation
  41. 37. Secret Police
  42. 38. Neighborhood Spies
  43. 39. Grandparents
  44. 40. The Distance of Relatives
  45. 41. Tyranny
  46. 42. Strategy
  47. 43. Nutrients
  48. 44. Impatience
  49. 45. Summer Street
  50. 46. Solitude
  51. 47. Scentscape
  52. 48. Animal-Joy
  53. 49. Fear-Breath
  54. 50. Fishing Song
  55. 51. Long Before the Games Begin
  56. 52. Imagining Secrecy
  57. 53. My Most Secretive Secret
  58. 54. If Only
  59. 55. In Heaven There Will Be Vegetables
  60. 56. Mentors
  61. 57. You-Know-Who
  62. 58. Power Is Fattening
  63. 59. Journey
  64. 60. Hunters
  65. 61. Two Verbs for Knowledge
  66. 62. The World Suddenly Begins to Spin More Swiftly!
  67. 63. A Home on the Roof
  68. 64. Success
  69. 65. Shape-Shifting
  70. 66. Love in a Time of Wonder
  71. 67. Ode to Paz
  72. 68. Garden Song
  73. 69. Love
  74. 70. Beyond Love
  75. 71. Within Love
  76. 72. Our Parents Warn Us That Weā€™re Taking Chances
  77. 73. Our Answer
  78. 74. The Names of Love 1
  79. 75. The Names of Love 2
  80. 76. The Names of Love 3
  81. 77. Balseros
  82. 78. Throwing Oneself Into the Sea
  83. 79. Compass
  84. 80. Departure
  85. 81. Cause and Effect
  86. 82. Black Market
  87. 83. Gardens of Dreaming
  88. 84. Above the Soil
  89. 85. Readers and Singers
  90. 86. Surrounded by Music
  91. 87. Harvest
  92. 88. A Vision of Independence
  93. 89. Creativity
  94. 90. Ignorance
  95. 91. Tourist
  96. 92. A Farfetched Fantasy
  97. 93. The Comfort of Nature
  98. 94. Ideas, Part 1
  99. 95. Ideas, Part 2
  100. 96. Ideas, Part 3
  101. 97. A Restaurant for Survival
  102. 98. Spark
  103. 99. Independence
  104. 100. Resilience
  105. 101. Hunger and Anger Are Synonyms
  106. 102. The Stench of Confusion
  107. 103. Questioned
  108. 104. My Silent Answers
  109. 105. Small Gestures
  110. 106. Is It True That Foreigners Are Accustomed to Choices?
  111. 107. Loneliness Forces Me to Keep Exploring
  112. 108. Downpour
  113. 109. Generosity Means Restraint
  114. 110. A Language of Air
  115. 111. One Question after Another
  116. 112. Strange Sights in the Countryside
  117. 113. Delay
  118. 114. Souvenirs for the Future
  119. 115. The Gardenerā€™s Heart
  120. 116. Separate Hands
  121. 117. A Message from Prison
  122. 118. Full Belly, Anxious Mind
  123. 119. Dilemma
  124. 120. Never
  125. 121. Building Hope
  126. 122. Is Growth Always So Slow?
  127. 123. Ode to Soup
  128. 124. Overwhelmed
  129. 125. The Stadium of Starvation
  130. 126. Storm Surge
  131. 127. New Rules
  132. 128. Boatless
  133. 129. How?
  134. 130. Division
  135. 131. Unity
  136. 132. Refuge
  137. 133. Visible Thoughts
  138. 134. Pain Relief
  139. 135. The Language of Wishes
  140. 136. Why?
  141. 137. Hunger Separates Siblings
  142. 138. Time Travel
  143. 139. Food Riot
  144. 140. Private
  145. 141. Endless
  146. 142. Disappearance
  147. 143. Questions about Before and After a Disappearance
  148. 144. Search!
  149. 145. Abandoned
  150. 146. Weary
  151. 147. The Names of Survivors Ride Back to Us on Air Waves
  152. 148. Vigil
  153. 149. What If There Were Only Two People in the World?
  154. 150. Islanding
  155. 151. Dogs Know How to Wait, Wait, Wait
  156. 152. Maybe Someday
  157. 153. Valley of the Nightingale
  158. 154. Valley of Silence
  159. 155. Why So Quiet?
  160. 156. Fear in Two Voices
  161. 157. ā€¦ What Would We Need?
  162. 158. Simple Verse
  163. 159. Nothing Is Simple
  164. 160. Nothing Seems Real
  165. 161. At Last!
  166. 162. Beachcombers
  167. 163. Silence Is a Form of Protest
  168. 164. Imaginary Rafts
  169. 165. Discovery
  170. 166. Abandoned?
  171. 167. Do Humans Always Assume the Worst?
  172. 168. Possibilities as Vast as the Sea
  173. 169. We Need to Live As If Time Does Not Exist
  174. 170. Music of the Future
  175. 171. Hope Is the Only Cure for Hunger
  176. 172. Our Gardens Await
  177. Authorā€™s Note
  178. Acknowledgments
  179. About the Author
  180. Copyright