Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels
Rima’s Rebellion;
Your Heart, My Sky;
With a Star in My Hand;
The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and
The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include
Soaring Earth and
Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include
Drum Dream Girl,
Dancing Hands, and
The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.
Andre Bellido is a New York City-based audiobook narrator, actor, and musician, born in South Florida to Latin American immigrants. He attended Berklee College of Music as a music production and engineering major and moved to NYC shortly after graduating. He started out by engineering and directing audiobooks and podcasts at various recording studios in the city, while simultaneously studying acting at T. Schreiber. Andre performs in both English and Spanish, and is represented by Prestige Management for commercial acting.
Zac Aleman is a narrator from Jacksonville, Florida. He speaks English and Spanish natively and has a great ear for dialects and accents. As a fan and consumer of audiobooks, he knows what it takes to engage the listener and help them to connect with the story. When he's not narrating in his professional home studio, you can find him spending time with his family or relaxing with an audiobook.
