Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
By Adrianna Cuevas, author of 2021 Pura Belpr Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez comes Con Cuba en el Bolsillo, a sweeping, emotional middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigrate to the U.S. by himself, based on the author's family history.
The Spanish language edition
"I don't remember. Tell me everything, Pepito. Tell me about Cuba."
When the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 solidifies Castro's power in Cuba, twelve-year-old Cumba's family makes the difficult decision to send him to Florida alone. Faced with the prospect of living in another country by himself, Cumba tries to remember the sound of his father's clarinet, the smell of his mother's lavender perfume.
Life in the United States presents a whole new set of challenges. Lost in a sea of English speakers, Cumba has to navigate a new city, a new school, and new freedom all on his own. With each day, Cumba feels more confident in his new surroundings, but he continues to wonder: Will his family ever be whole again? Or will they remain just out of reach, ninety miles across the sea?
Synopsis
No recuerdo. Cu ntamelo todo, Pepito. Cu ntame de Cuba .
Cuando la fallida invasi n de Bah a de Cochinos en 1961 solidifica el poder de Castro en Cuba, la familia de Cumba, de doce a os, toma la dif cil decisi n de enviarlo solo a la Florida. Ante la idea de vivir en otro pa s por s mismo, Cumba intenta recordar el sonido del clarinete de su padre, el olor del perfume de lavanda de su madre.
La vida en Estados Unidos presenta toda una nueva serie de desaf os. Perdido en un mar de angloparlantes, Cumba tiene que navegar una nueva ciudad, una nueva escuela y una nueva libertad por su propia cuenta. Con cada d a que pasa, Cumba se siente m s confiado en su nuevo entorno, pero contin a pregunt ndose si su familia volver a estar completa otra vez. O acaso sus familiares se mantendr n fuera de su alcance, a 90 millas, al otro lado del mar?