90 Miles to Havana Contributor(s): Flores-Galbis, Enrique (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250005590 ISBN-13: 9781250005595 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 790 |
Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.26" W x 7.66" (0.52 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Locality - Miami, Florida |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 140562 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 90 Miles to Havana is a 2011 Pura Belpr 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Flores-Galbis, Enrique: - Enrique Flores-Galbis, at age nine, was one of 14,000 children who left Cuba in 1961, without their parents, in a mass exodus called "Operation Pedro Pan." He and his two older brothers spent months in a refugee camp in southern Florida and this historical novel is inspired by that experience. Enrique is the author of RAINING SARDINES and he lives in Forest Hills, NY with his family. |