The Wind Called My Name

In this heartwarming historical middle-grade set in the 1930s -- perfect for fans of Esperanza Rising and Hattie Big Sky-- Margarita Sandoval and her family try to navigate the shifting winds of belonging in their new Wyoming town.

Some days, ten-year-old Margar ta Sandoval feels as if the wind might blow her away. The country has been gripped by the Great Depression, so times are hard everywhere. Then she has to leave her fam lia in New Mexico -- especially her beloved Abuelita -- to move to Fort Steele, Wyoming, where her father has taken a job on the railroad.

When Margar ta meets Evangeline, she's excited to have a friend her own age in Wyoming. But it often seems like Evangeline, and everyone else in town, doesn't understand or appreciate the Sandovals' Hispanic heritage. At the same time, the Sandovals discover they might lose Abuelita's land and their ancestral home unless they can pay off her tax bill. Can Margar ta keep her friend, help her family in New Mexico, and find a place in Fort Steele for good?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tu Books
Published: 10/30/2018
ISBN: 9781620147801
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.30w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2018
School Library Journal 09/01/2018 pg. 110
Booklist 09/15/2018 pg. 62
Publishers Weekly 10/08/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 198446 / Wind Called My Name
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8