This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

This book was published 2018 by Dreamscape Media .

Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet, novelist, and journalist whose work has been published in many countries. She is the author of young adult nonfiction books and novels in verse, including The Surrender Tree , a Newbery Honor Book; The Poet Slave of Cuba ; The Firefly Letters ; and Tropical Secrets . She lives in northern California. Edie Colon is an elementary school teacher in New York state. She emigrated from Cuba at age 5. This story is based on her childhood.