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Availability:In StockContributor:Christina Diaz GonzalezAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2024-02-13Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yearling BooksISBN-13:9780593372821ISBN-10:593372824UPC:9780593372821Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, People & Places, HistoricalBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, United StatesSize:7.50 x 5.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC1YRZB0PW
A boy and his family must decide whether to remain in Cuba under a repressive government or risk everything for the chance of a new beginning.

"Heartbreaking yet hopeful" --Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee

There are two versions of Héctor: the public and the private. It's the only way to survive in communist Cuba--especially when your father was exiled to the U.S. and labeled an enemy of the people. Héctor must always be seen as a fierce supporter of the regime, even if that means loudly rejecting the father he still loves.

But in the summer of 1980, those two versions are hard to keep separate. No longer able to suppress a public uprising, the Cuban government says it will open the port of Mariel to all who wish to leave the country--if they can find a boat. But choosing to leave comes with a price. Those who want to flee are denounced as traitors by family and friends. There are violent acts of repudiation, and no one knows if they will truly be allowed to leave the country or not.

So when Héctor's mother announces that she wants the family to risk everything to go to the United States, he is torn. He misses his father, but Cuba is the only home he has ever known. All his dreams and plans require him to stay. Can he leave everything behind for an unknown future?

In a summer of heat and upheaval, danger and deadly consequences, Héctor's two worlds are on a collision course. Will the impact destroy him and everything he loves?
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yearling BooksISBN-13:9780593372821ISBN-10:593372824UPC:9780593372821Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, People & Places, HistoricalBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, United StatesSize:7.50 x 5.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC1YRZB0PW
CHRISTINA DIAZ GONZALEZ is the award-winning author of several books, including The Red Umbrella, A Thunderous Whisper, Moving Target, Return Fire, Concealed, and Invisible. Her books have received numerous honors, including the American Library Association's Best Fiction for Young Adults, the Florida Book Award, the Nebraska Book Award, and the International Latino Book Award. Christina currently lives in Miami, Florida, with her husband, sons, and a dog that can open doors.
Publisher: Yearling Books

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