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I loved this book so much. It was such a wonderful story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Three stories of 3 different refugees in 3 different times: 1930s, 1994, and 2015. But they all have connections that tie the stories together…I like how all his book covers have dramatic red-white-black theme

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Written in poetry this is a beautiful, haunting story of the wars fought in Cuba to gain independence from Spain. The main character is Rosa a slave turned nurse who hides in the countryside helping all who cross her path regardless of allegiance. At the moment though it was Silvia a young girl escaped from the (first) ‘re concentration ‘ camps after all her family died of starvation or disease who might stay with me longest

The Pros: explores a setting & events & POV I was unfamiliar with (and should), in verse which is appealing to me. The Cons: if there weren‘t section breaks for the different wars, I would not have realized time was passing (maybe that‘s on purpose?) and I felt that Lt Death was unresolved. I still wondered if he would pop up again in the end. Still, glad to read it and would recommend. Newbery Honor, Pura Belpre Award Winner

Newbery Honor HF in verse-setting: 1890s in Cuba 🇨🇺. Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. People have been rounded up in reconcentration camps with too little food and too much illness. Rosa is a nurse, but she dares not go to the camps. So she turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her.

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Edver lives in Miami with his mom, but she sends him to Cuba for the summer to get to know his dad, and meet the sister he didn‘t know he had! Luza is 1 year older and lives a much more different life than Edver. Their differences morph into common goals, in their efforts to keep Cuban forests magical. MG novel in verse

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HF Novel in verse with multiple POVs set in Cuba 🇨🇺 mid-1840s. This is the story of Antonio Chuffat, Cuba‘s warrior of words, a young man of African, Chinese, and Cuban descent who becomes a champion for civil rights. “Liberty is the beast that is never tamed; it breaks the chains that bind it with blood and fire, to reclaim its rights.”
ANTONIO CHUFFAT

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The most accurate Cuban statement 😂