Interest Level
Grades 6 - 10
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 6.2
Lexile Measure®: 850
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: W
Type of Book: Chapter Book
Genre
- Diaries and Journals
- Young Adult
Theme/Subject
- Equality, Fairness, Justice
- Immigration
- Politics
- Hispanic and Latin American
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About This Book
Yara and her family live a middle-class life in Havana, Cuba. But in 1967, as Communist ruler Fidel Castro tightens his hold on Cuba, the family, which does not share the political beliefs of the Communist party, is forced to flee to Miami, Florida. There, Yara finds that the other students in her new school have much more freedom than she and her sisters.
Tension develops between her parents, as Mami grows more independent and Papi joins a militant anti-Castro organization. Yara's moving account poignantly documents her family's story of exile and adjustment to life in a less traditional country.
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