The Wind Called My Name

Name: The Wind Called My Name
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Mary Louise Sanchez
ISBN: 9798350845860

Author: Mary Louise Sanchez

Narrator: Victoria Villarreal

Unabridged: 5 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/12/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Regional Stories

Synopsis

Some days, ten-year-old Margaríta 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 família in New Mexico—especially her beloved Abuelita—to move to Fort Steele, Wyoming, where her father has taken a job on the railroad.

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

About Mary Louise Sanchez

Mary Louise Sanchez is a retired schoolteacher and librarian. The Wind Called My Name, her debut novel, is based in part on her family history, particularly the life of her mother, who grew up in Wyoming in the 1930s. A winner of the Tu Books New Visions Award, Mary Louise lives with her husband near Denver, Colorado.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheryl on July 09, 2018

If you like the practical stuff in LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE -- how people of the past prepared their food, went to school, or experienced things like movies -- but you don't like its racism and lies, you should read this book instead! And I'm not the only one who praises it: "Margarita tells her......more

Goodreads review by Mary on August 04, 2018

I wrote the kind of story I always wanted to read--something based on my family; and I'm proud to say I still love it! I hope you'll like seeing yourself in the story or will enjoy being immersed in a different culture. The official debut date for THE WIND CALLED MY NAME is September 18, 2018. That'......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on September 03, 2024

How is The Wind Called My Name not better known? I had never heard of this astounding middle-grade book, much better than many of the more-famous children’s classics. In 1934, 10-year-old Margarita Sandoval and her family head all the way from New Mexico to Wyoming to join her father and older brothe......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on March 10, 2022

I was going to finish this tomorrow and couldn’t wait! This is a wonderfully gentle, culturally rich story about a New Mexican family who move to Wyoming to find work during the Great Depression. The family is Hispanic and has rich cultural and Catholic religious traditions that are seen as strange......more

Goodreads review by Kendall on April 27, 2019

I really liked the story. It was a great historical book, that was still very easy to relate to. I thought it was super interesting how cultures were mixed throughout the book as friendships grew. The true meaning of friendship shone through this book with many other messages. I really enjoyed The W......more