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Emma Otheguy

Emma Otheguy is the author of the middle-grade novel Silver Meadows Summer and the award-winning picture books Martí's Song for Freedom and A Sled for Gabo. She coauthored The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Madre de Aguas of Cuba with Adam Gidwitz, and her most recent publication is her contribution to the new Carmen Sandiego universe, Secrets of the Silver Lion.

Emma holds a PhD in history from New York University, where she focused on colonial Latin America; graduated from Swarthmore College; sold books at an independent bookstore; and taught elementary-school Spanish. She lives in New York City with her family.
SofĂ­a Acosta Makes a Scene
The Madre de Aguas of Cuba
Silver Meadows Summer

Books

SofĂ­a Acosta Makes a Scene
The Madre de Aguas of Cuba
Silver Meadows Summer

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