Cuba in My Pocket

by Adrianna Cuevas

Book Overview

From Pura Belpr Honoree Adrianna Cuevas is 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.

"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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374314675
• ISBN13: 9780374314675
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7