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Hurricane Dancers The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck Pura Belpre Honor Books Author Narrative Margarita Engle Books

I picked this book up because I'd heard an audio excerpt of one of the sections and found it to be absolutely fantastic. The writing is top notch, and the story is fun. I wanted to read it to my 8 and 6 year old girls. They are fluent in Spanish so I thought they would really enjoy the story. They found it pretty intense with the poetic language however. My younger one liked it, but my older one wanted me to stop ready. Still, I was very impressed with the power of the language.


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Hurricane Dancers The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck Pura Belpre Honor Books Author Narrative Margarita Engle Books Reviews

Summary Quebrado finds himself a slave on a pirate ship after being traded around since his mother died and his father ran away. He doesn't even remember his own name, has just come to answer to el quebrado- half islander, half outsider- since his mother was from Cuba while his father was a sailor. He currently works for Bernardino de Talavera, the first pirate of the Caribbean Sea, who has recently captured Alonso de Ojeda, a brutal conquistador. However, Quebrado finally has his first chance of luck- Talavera's ship crashes in the middle of a hurricane and he is able to escape onto an island where he finds his first home in recent memory.

What I Think If you follow my reviews you probably know that I am sucker for historical fiction and novels in verse, so I am a sucker for this book. Both aspects of the novel were well done- the poetry was beautiful and the historical element was interesting. I love walking away from a novel with more knowledge than when I started and it is even better when I learn about something I never knew about (like pirates of the Caribbean in 1500s). After finishing I went straight to wikipedia to learn more and have put a book listed in the references on hold at my library. I love how historical fiction makes me fascinated about a subject like no history class has ever been able to.

I also enjoyed how it was told from different points of view. It allowed you to get insight into the situation from different points of view. I will say, though, that I walked away wanting more. I wanted more conflict, more resolution, more action... just more. From the cover, I am assuming there will be more books, so maybe they'll contain the more I wanted.
In free verse, Engle gives voice to five characters based on early 1500s Caribbean history, including the ruthless conquistador Alfonso de Ojedo and the pirate Bernardino de Talavera. The protagonist, the fictional Quebrado, a boy born of a Taino mother and Spanish father, is enslaved on the pirate ship holding Ojedo captive.

With literary legerdemain, Engle’s light, quick-moving verses pack—into a mere 8,000 or so words—a hefty measure of Caribbean history and culture during the tragic years when the indigenous peoples attempted to survive Spanish conquerors. To catch the text’s many allusions, readers may want to first read the author’s historical endnotes and even do some independent research on the Taino and Ciboney peoples.

"Hurricane Dancers" gleams with lyricism and emotional resonance. Because Quebrado speaks both Taino and Spanish, he’s called upon to bridge the tenuous, danger-laden relationships between the two groups. Here he feels the freight of that task

My quiet voice feels
like a small canoe
gliding back and forth
between worlds
made of words.

Teachers may want to use "Hurricane Dancers" as the basis of a classroom dramatization, using the text as dialogue among the five characters. Small groups might research the history and perspective of each party islanders, conqueror, failed Spanish settler-turned-pirate.
This book tells a fascinating story about a part of the world that many children are unfamiliar with, despite it's close proximity to the U.S. The story is told through the viewpoints of several of the characters, which provides a deeper look at the events described. While the main character is fictional the other characters are not. The story is a gripping one about slavery and what being free really means. The fact that the story is told in free verse poetry may turn some students off, but if they will stick with it there is much to enjoy and learn. This book would be great to use as a read-a-loud, or for class discussions. Highly recommended for those who love a well-told story.
A wonderful little "epic" that brings the medium of epic poetry to the hands of children. Why more people don't write beautiful things like this, I don't know.
This was a very well written book. It had some great historical context throughout. While the main character, Quebrado is fictional, the rest of the characters are actual people. Engle's ability to tie together these historical people in verse made the book more enjoyable. However, there were some things that threw me off. One of which was the poetic language used. While at some times it was super good, other times the language took away from the story. This might make some turn away from the book. It was very good at the times that the words were used to benefit the story. It was fairly short, but packed full of information about the time.
I picked this book up because I'd heard an audio excerpt of one of the sections and found it to be absolutely fantastic. The writing is top notch, and the story is fun. I wanted to read it to my 8 and 6 year old girls. They are fluent in Spanish so I thought they would really enjoy the story. They found it pretty intense with the poetic language however. My younger one liked it, but my older one wanted me to stop ready. Still, I was very impressed with the power of the language.