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3 These poems are based on my life when I first
came to this country. How much I missed my
homeland! How fortunate I was to be alive in San
Francisco! These poems are my memories, my
dreams—the movies in my pillow. I dedicate them
to all the children from El Salvador—and to
children everywhere—with the hope that we may
all have a beautiful tomorrow.
—Jorge Argueta (HOR-hay ar-GEH-tuh)
yearning If you are yearning for something, you want it very much and feel sad
not to have it.
civil A civil war is one that happens among groups of people living within a
country.
flourishing If something is flourishing, it is growing and successful.
fortunate Someone who is fortunate is lucky.
dedicate Writers often dedicate their work to someone, usually in the first pages
of the book, to show admiration or affection.
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