Your Heart, My Sky

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 período especial en tiempos de paz --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.