Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal (Paperback)

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In 1914, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, which connected the world’s two largest oceans and signaled America’s emergence as a global superpower. It was a miracle, this path of water where a mountain had stood—and creating a miracle is no easy thing. Thousands lost their lives, and those who survived worked under the harshest conditions for only a few silver coins a day.
   From the young "silver people" whose back-breaking labor built the Canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, as only Newbery Honor-winning author Margarita Engle could tell it.

About the Author


Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet and novelist whose work has been published in many countries. Her many acclaimed books include Silver People, The Lightning Dreamer, The Wild Book, and The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book. She is a several-time winner of the Pura Belpré and Américas Awards as well as other prestigious honors. She lives with her husband in Northern California. For more information, visit margaritaengle.com.

Praise For…


Winner of the 2015 Américas Award  A Jane Addams Award Honor Book  Green Earth Book Awards Honor Book   * "A masterful command of language and space. . . Engle blends the voices of her fictional characters, historical figures, and even the forest into a dynamic coming-of-age story not only of young adults but also of a blustering and arrogant United States." VOYA, 5Q 5P M J S  * "Engle's extraordinary book is a tour de force of verisimilitude and beautifully realized verse that brings to empathetic life the silver people." Booklist, starred review   "As always, Engle's poetry captures with sympathetic wonder and delicate beauty the plight of these disenfranchised voices; here in particular she highlights the natural beauty and love that Mateo, Anita, and Henry find and cling to in the midst of their back- and heart-breaking labor." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books   "In melodic verses, Engle offers the voices of three [Panama Canal] workers…Taken together, they provide an illuminating picture of the ecological sacrifices and human costs behind a historical feat generally depicted as a triumph." Horn Book Magazine   "This richly developed novel is an excellent addition to any collection. In this compelling story, Engle paints a picture of an often [over]-looked area and highlights the struggles of the people and the arrogance of the Americans." School Library Journal   A Junior Library Guild Selection  Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year  An NCTE Notable Book in the English Language Arts  ALSC Notable Books in the Social Sciences  CCBC Choice Fiction for Young Adults  CCBC Global Reading list  Best Multicultural Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature    —



Product Details
ISBN: 9780544668706
ISBN-10: 0544668707
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: March 29th, 2016
Pages: 272
Language: English