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Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Formats
Description
Katherine Paterson is back - A new novel from the author of Bridge to Terabithia - based on a completely true historical event. A historical novel about a young Cuban teenager who volunteers for Fidel Castro's national literacy campaign that taught those throughout the impoverished countryside to read.
4) Refugee
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Description
While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos -- hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 5
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"A legendary sea serpent is missing. Can the Unicorn Rescue Society find it ... and end Cuba's terrible drought?" " --Page [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Primera edición en español.
Description
En la Cuba de la década de 1920, Rima es intimidada y rechazada por su ilegitimidad, pero encuentra consuelo montando su caballo y forja amistades inesperadas con otras personas que comparten sus sueños de libertad y sufragio. Incluye nota histórica.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Primera edición en español.
Description
En el "período especial en tiempos de paz" de Cuba de 1991, Liana y Amado encuentran el amor después de que su hambre severa les da coraje a ambos para arriesgarse a las represalias del gobierno saltándose un verano de trabajo para buscar comida. Contada a dos voces más la del perro callejero que los unió.
12) Coming up Cuban
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged.
Description
"From Pura Belpré Honoree and Emmy-award winning actor Sonia Manzano -- best known as 'Maria' from Sesame Street -- comes the expansive and timeless story of four children who must carve out a path for themselves in the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power. In the wake of a new regime in Cuba, Ana, Miguel, Zulema, and Juan learn to find a place for themselves in a world forever changed. In a tumultuous moment of history, we see the lasting effects...
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