Difference between revisions of "90 Miles to Havana"
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'''Time Period:''' [[Time Period::Modern Age]] <br> | '''Time Period:''' [[Time Period::Modern Age]] <br> | ||
'''Time Frame:''' [[Time Frame::1960-1969]] {{#set: Year Start=1960}}{{#set: Year End=1969}}<br> | '''Time Frame:''' [[Time Frame::1960-1969]] {{#set: Year Start=1960}}{{#set: Year End=1969}}<br> | ||
| − | '''Geographic Area:''' [[Geographic Area::Carribean]] <br> | + | '''Geographic Area:''' [[Geographic Area::Carribean]], [[Geographic Area::North America]] <br> |
| − | '''Country:''' [[Country::Cuba]] {{#set: Continent=North America}}<br> | + | '''Country:''' [[Country::Cuba]], [[Country::United States]] {{#set: Continent=North America}}<br> |
'''Topics:''' [[Topic::Immigration]]<br> | '''Topics:''' [[Topic::Immigration]]<br> | ||
'''Genre:''' [[Genre::F|Fiction]] <br> | '''Genre:''' [[Genre::F|Fiction]] <br> | ||
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World History > Modern Age > Cuba
90 Miles to Havana is a 2011 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year.
When Julian's parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away from Cuba to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant and it's not always clear how best to protect themselves.
Other Similar Books
Other suggestions on the subject of Cuba.
- Cuba in my Pocket (by: Cuevas, Adrianna, MG, UMG)
- 90 Miles to Havana (by: Flores-Galbis, Enrique, UMG)
- The Red Umbrella (by: Diaz Gonzalez, Christina, UMG)
- Across So Many Seas (by: Behar, Ruth, UMG, YA)