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Published
Sep 8, 2026
Publisher
Atheneum
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Evamar

Margarita Engle

In 2024, seventeen-year-old Evamar travels from New Jersey to Cuba with her brother to honor their late grandmother's last wish. There she falls for Río, a young musician deported to Cuba as a teen, and learns more about her grandmother and her Taíno heritage.

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Themes

First loveImmigration & refugeesCultural heritageGrief & loss

Mood

Feels emotional, reflective.

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