{"product_id":"cuba-in-my-pocket-9781250853165","title":"Cuba in My Pocket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Adrianna Cuevas, author of 2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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 own family history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't remember. Tell me everything, Pepito. Tell me about Cuba.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250853165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Kite - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e515010 \/ Cuba in My Pocket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adrianna Cuevas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42303888195765,"sku":"9781250853165","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f6c26747-53e8-45a4-bc84-ce15d241f6c7.jpg?v=1658843191","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cuba-in-my-pocket-9781250853165","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}