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90 Miles to Havana

Enrique Flores-Galbis

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

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Summary

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.90 Miles to Havana is a 2011 Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Available since: 08/03/2010.
Print length: 301 pages.

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