A surprising journey of self-discover. In early fall, the blackbirds creak like rusty wheels behind our apartment. “One day I will return like you,” my mother tells the birds. “But for now, you go. Que les vaya bien. Safe journey.” Ana doesn’t understand the pull of this faraway place until one night she puts her favorite thing, a stone spit from the volcanoes of Costa Rica, underneath her pillow. She imagines herself a blackbird flying to this country her mother longs to see again. This evocative picture book with its striking, bold art celebrates the importance of hope, dreams, and cultural roots, and will have special resonance for all thos who find themselves at the crossroads of two cultures.

Related: Costa Rica, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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• ISBN: 9780374362423
• Authors: Barbara Russell; Cotts, Claire; Timberlake Russell, Barbara
• Illustrator: Cotts, Claire B.
• Published: 2004, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Themes: cultures, Dreams, Family, identities, Imagination, journeys
• Descriptors: Costa Rica, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 32