Silver People

The history of the building of the Panama Canal comes vividly to life in this novel in prose by a Newbery Honor–winning author.

“Engle’s extraordinary book is a tour de force of verisimilitude and beautifully realized verse that brings to empathetic life the silver people. . . . A superb book for both independent reading and classroom use.” —Booklist (starred review)

Winner of the 2015 Américas Awar...