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The Red Umbrella
The Red Umbrella | Christina Diaz Gonzalez
In 1961, two years after the Communist revolution, Luca lvarez still leads a carefree life, dreaming of parties and her first crush. But when the soldiers come to her sleepy Cuban town, everything begins to change. Freedoms are stripped away. Neighbors disappear. And soon, Luca's parents make the heart-wrenching decision to send her and her little brother to the United Stateson their own.
Suddenly plunked down in Nebraska with well-meaning strangers, Luca struggles to adapt to a new country, a new language, a new way of life. But what of her old life? Will she ever see her home or her parents again? And if she does, will she still be the same girl?
The Red Umbrella is a touching story of country, culture, family, and the true meaning of home.
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Jenken1998
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Young adults read about the cuban revolution. Told from the point of a 14 year old who, along with her 7 year old brother, get sent to the US by their parents for safety. Will they ever see Cuba again? Will they ever see their parents again? Great read. Couldn't put it down. Lots of feels..sadness, hopefulness, tension, gratitude..💔💔💔💔💔

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jmtrivera
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I found this book captivating. While I'm not overly familiar w/Cuba's history, the foreboding built early in this book is enough to stress the danger that the Alvarez family must escape. The author does a great job of contrasting these fears w/the normal day-to-day worries Lucia experiences as a teen. I found the whole story so engaging as well as moving. It brought me to tears several times, and I wish it had been around when I was a kid.

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heatherspoetlife
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💝 💝 💝Such a great story. I was pretty torn sometimes, knowing a lot of this history and as a child of the kids in this situation. I grew up hearing stories about coming to America and learning to deal with being in a new country and there was a lot of pride around being refugees from communism. Reading through this gave those old stories a little more perspective. Great pick for Read Harder #19!

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Matilda
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Here‘s my red, white, and blue.

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KimM
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What a beautiful middle grade book about the Cuban revolution and the children who were flown out to escape indoctrination. 4⭐️s

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umbrellagirl
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I was meant to run a 5K race this morning but it‘s too icy to drive. Guess I‘ll have to stay in bed with a book 😊

Also, I chose this entirely based on the title ☂️

RebelReader I like the cover and the title. 😂 7y
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Kristy_K
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An amazing book that looks at the start of the Cuban Revolution and one girl's immigration to the States. Heartbreaking and eye opening (as I knew very little about this time). It's a fictionalized account of very real events.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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AvidReader25
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You know how sometimes things just happened to pop up in your life more than once? I got this book for free and started it shortly after seeing a play called The Golem of Havana. Both are about a teenage girl growing up in Havana on the brink of the revolution. I loved seeing two different versions of the same point in history.

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readingallthetime
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Free from YA Sync. One of 2 audio books free this week. Check it out. http://www.audiobooksync.com/

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Matilda
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#riotGrams rainbow book stack. Taste the rainbow!

DaniRa How cute! Love how you did that! 8y
Reviewsbylola I need to read The Animators. 8y
Matilda @Reviewsbylola it was my book of the month pick and I'm excited to read it since I've only heard amazing things about it. 8y
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BookishClaire Ooh, been meaning to read Silver Sparrow for a while 8y
Matilda @BookishClaire one of my all time favorite books. 5 stars! 8y
Oryx Lovely pic 8y
amydaugustine Fabulous 🌈. My recent bookish mail included THE ANIMATORS and HERE WE ARE, but haven't yet cracked either cover. 8y
Matilda @amydaugustine I haven't gotten to the animators yet but here we are is amazing. 8y
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Matilda
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This book is breaking my heart but it's so good I can't stop reading. #icantquityou

alanacristin Hello, gorgeous photo 😍 8y
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libellule.reader
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#Booktober #ImmigrantStories When I read about today's photo I could only think of one book. I read it a couple of years ago in a book tour so I don't own it, but I think it is great, a moving story about a girl trying to find a new place in a new world for her.