90 Miles to Havana
- Author Enrique Flores-Galbis
- Narrator Enrique Flores-Galbis
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 1 August 2013
- Run Time 6 hours and 8 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Migration and refugees.
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What to expect
Winner of a Pura Belpr├® Award, this middle grade Cuban American coming-of-age novel is inspired by the author's own experience.
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.
Critics Review
u201cInspired by Flores-Galbisu2019 experiences as a Pedro Pan refugee, the fast-moving story should easily hook both historical-fiction and adventure readers.u201d
u201cFlores-Galbis ably portrays the harsh realities these young Cuban immigrants faced: little hope of reunification with family members, dwindling resources, and insufficient government support, while also conveying their resilience in the face of emotional upheaval.u201d
u201cDrawing on his own experience as a child refugee from Cuba, Flores-Galbis offers a gripping historical novelu2026This is a seldom-told refugee story that will move readers with the first-person, present-tense rescue narrative, filled with betrayal, kindness, and waiting for what may never come.u201d
u201cThis novel is deeply affectingu2026the writing is poetic, yet clear as glass, and the gorgeous sentences do not slow down the briskly paced plot.u201d
u201cThe story is simple, as are the characters and the languageu2026the entire novel is easily accessible and highly readable, building to a heart-pounding if somewhat truncated climax. Lacking any objectionable content, 90 Miles to Havana is a well-written story inspired by true events.u201d
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