Book of the Week

Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck by Margarita Engle is the fictional tale of young slave captive Quebrado, who finds himself shipwreckedon Cuba after a hurricane.

Quebrado’s father was Spanish, and his mother Taino Indian,so this boy is literally caught between two worlds.

Engle incorporates poetry, historical facts about Spanish pirates and outlaws, and traditional Cuban folk elements to create a mesmerizing story about this adventure in the New World.