Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Milagros: Girl from Away

Author: Meg Medina

This was really interesting, hard to place into a time category, because the magic spills out from the pages. Milagros is a disobedient, independent child on a Caribbean island paradise. The island is taken over by people from a poor island, Milagros escapes to the water where the rays carry her to safety, far away in New England. There she is considered the 'girl from away'.

There's a lot packed into this small book, pirates, fog, the scent of roses and a quilt made from scraps.

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