It was a time when bandits would steal from others as well as destroy property, laws were broken, and they would kidnap children and threaten families in demand for money. The story is based off a true story during a time period when chaos broke out following Cuba's wars for independence from Spain. However, as the verse flow throughout the story, Fefa slowly grows in her writing and her reading starts improve as she learns to take her time and gains confidence. At first Fefa’s words are hesitant and stilted, like seedlings. She gives her daughter a blank book to fill with words, as if she is scattering wildflower seeds on the ground. Whenever she would write or try to read, it was like the words were "falling off the pages" and difficult syllables were unable to come out, or it was hard to speak about the words OUT LOUD. Fefa was diagnosed with “word blindness” and was told that she would never read or write because it was such a hardship for her and she was not obtaining it right away like others her age. The Wild Book introduces a girl named Fefa who struggles with "word blindness", which we call today as dyslexia. The book is told in verse about the struggles and hardships Margarita Engle's grandmother went through while growing up. The Wild Book is based on the life of the author's grandmother, Josefa de la Caridad Uria Pena.
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