# Singing with Elephants - Hardcover

by **Margarita Engle** (Author)

**A powerful novel in verse from Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning author Margarita Engle about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads to healing and hope for both of them.**

Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that's okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic.

Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. And when she discovers that someone is threatening the life of a baby elephant at her parents' clinic, Oriol is determined to take action. As she begins to create a world of words for herself, Oriol learns it will take courage and strength to do what she thinks is right--even if it means keeping secrets from those she loves.

A beautifully written, lyrically told story about the power of friendship--between generations, between humans and animals--and the potential of poetry to inspire action, justice, and acceptance.

**\* "Replete with lovely, nearly magical imagery...Brilliant, joyful, and deeply moving." -_Kirkus_, starred review**

**\* "Employing **immersive free verse** that conveys themes of compassion, friendship, justice, and vulnerability, Engle captures how inexplicable Oriol's grief feels, encasing it in a powerful, charitable, and brave young voice**.**" -_Publishers Weekly_, starred review**

**\* "A novel written in verse that sings in your heart." -Pura Belpré Award-winning author Marjorie Agosín**  

### Author Biography

**Margarita Engle** (she/her) is the Cuban American author of many books, including the verse novels _Your Heart, My Sky_; _Rima's Rebellion_; Newbery Honor winner _The Surrender Tree_; and _Forest World_. Her verse memoirs include _Soaring Earth_ and _Enchanted Air_, the latter of which received the Pura Belpré Award and a Walter Dean Myers Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among other honors. Her picture books include _Drum Dream Girl_, _Dancing Hands_, and _The Flying Girl_. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN

**Publication Date:** May 31, 2022

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Singing with Elephants

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 6.6

**Point Value:** 2

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