![]() Readers will encounter a range of imagery, repetition, rhythms, and visual effects that bring to life the psychological experience of Carlos, a young boy caught in the violent clash between the government s army and the people s rebels. 'Caminar' contributes poetry that elevates the genre. All combine to give us a chillingly memorable portrait of one child surviving violence and loss in a time of war. Layered and varied, some are shape poems some can be read in more than one way, as if written from two perspectives and all are accessible to young readers. The poems, all written from Carlos s point of view, are emotional, visceral, and lyrical. Review:Įxquisitely crafted poems are the basis of an unusually fine verse novel set in 1981, in the middle of the Guatemalan Civil War. She lives in Indiana with her husband and their three children. Skila Brown has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the author of the historical novel in verse To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party. ![]()
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