Miguel's Brave Knight

This engaging fictionalized biography-in-verse traces the early life of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the celebrated author of Don Quixote. Raised by a struggling barber-surgeon, young Miguel escapes his family's difficulties through his vivid imagination and the captivating tales of traveling performers. As he navigates a world with limited access to literature, his passion for storytelling grows, culminating in the publication of his first poems at age 19, setting the stage for his future as one of Spain's literary greats.