# With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero - Hardcover

by **Margarita Engle** (Author)

**"Exceptional." --_Booklist_ (starred review)**  
**"Heartfelt...Thoughtful and effective." --_The Horn Book_**  
**"Engle's lyrical poetry emotionally conveys the reality of being a greatly gifted, passionate, and deeply ambitious young man in a turbulent time." --_BCCB_**

**From acclaimed author Margarita Engle comes a gorgeous novel in verse about Rub n Dar o, the Nicaraguan poet and folk hero who initiated the literary movement of Modernismo.**

As a little boy, Rub n Dar o loved to listen to his great uncle, a man who told tall tales in a booming, larger-than-life voice. Rub n quickly learned the magic of storytelling, and discovered the rapture and beauty of verse.

A restless and romantic soul, Rub n traveled across Central and South America seeking adventure and connection. As he discovered new places and new loves, he wrote poems to express his wild storm of feelings. But the traditional forms felt too restrictive. He began to improvise his own poetic forms so he could capture the entire world in his words. At the age of twenty-one, he published his first book _Azul_, which heralded a vibrant new literary movement called _Modernismo_ that blended poetry and prose into something magical.

In gorgeous poems of her own, Margarita Engle tells the story of this passionate young man who revolutionized world literature.

### Author Biography

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

**Number of Pages:** 160

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN

**Publication Date:** February 18, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** With a Star in My Hand: Ruben Dario, Poetry Hero

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 7.1

**Point Value:** 2

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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