School Library Journal, December 2008, starred
“This book is written in accessible, but lively and lyrical language; it is obvious that great care has been taken to choose every word. Despite the resulting often-deliberate pace, this is an engaging and compelling tale of a fish out of water, learning to accept the realities of life through the magic of her heart.” 
Carol A. Edwards, Denver Public Library

The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, December 2008
“The many and varied elements of this richly inventive story keep it from nesting easily into a genre category; starting as a contemporarily realistic school story about a headstrong character who doesn’t fit in with her peers, it quickly drifts into magical realism, and it’s haunted throughout by a sense of grief and loss that is sometimes soft with longing and sometimes violently assertive. It’s even an immigrant saga in its own odd way…..Give this to readers who are looking for something original, something wistful, and something strange, in a good way.”
KC

The Horn Book Magazine, September/October 2008
“Medina’s use of magical realism keeps readers tantalizingly off-balance as she navigates among settings. Her language, too, is as changeable as the sea, sometimes lulling readers with gentle alliteration and flowing metaphor, other times jolting them with menacing foreshadowing and sharp dialogue. Milagros is a survivor, and though her strange, haunting tale ends on a hopeful note, a melancholic echo of all that she endured will remain with Readers.”
Elissa Gershowitz

The Open Book, Fall 2008
“Atmospheric, surprising, and magical, MILAGROS is an excellent choice for middle grade girls in particular who so often wonder if they will ever find their own place in the world.”
Lucinda Whitehurst

KLIATT, November 2008
“Meg Medina has crafted a beautiful tale of a brave young girl from a paradise that now is lost but once thrived in the Caribbean. ...Touches of magic make this story enchanting and the lyrical style draws readers into the story. Family and love can be found in unlikely places, and this novel aptly reveals this truth.”
Aimee Cole, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

Officially nominated for the American Library Association’s 2009 Best Books for Young Adults

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