The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

Author: Adrianna Cuevas

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2020-07-21

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0374313628

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2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book NYPL Best Book of 2020 2020 Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids In this magical middle-grade debut novel from Adrianna Cuevas, The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, a Cuban American boy must use his secret ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a tule vieja, a witch that transforms into animals. All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad. When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother after his dad’s latest deployment, Nestor plans to lay low. He definitely doesn’t want to anyone find out his deepest secret: that he can talk to animals. But when the animals in his new town start disappearing, Nestor's grandmother becomes the prime suspect after she is spotted in the woods where they were last seen. As Nestor investigates the source of the disappearances, he learns that they are being seized by a tule vieja—a witch who can absorb an animal’s powers by biting it during a solar eclipse. And the next eclipse is just around the corner... Now it’s up to Nestor’s extraordinary ability and his new friends to catch the tule vieja—and save a place he might just call home.

King of Cuba
King of Cuba

Author: Cristina Garcia

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-05-21

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1476710244

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A Fidel Castro-like octogenarian Cuban exile obsessively seeks revenge against the dictator.

Lonely Planet Cuba
Lonely Planet Cuba

Author: Conner Gorry

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9781740591201

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Reviews the history, geography, and culture of Cuba, describes tourist attractions in each region, and recommends hotels and restaurants.

Cuba's Blue Sky in My Pocket
Cuba's Blue Sky in My Pocket

Author: Richard M. Grove

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08-20

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780887536281

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Richard (Tai) Grove, known as Ricardo by his Cuban friends has never been satisfied to be a mere tourist in that island nation. In establishing the Canada Cuba Literary Alliance, (more often referred to as the CCLA), he committed himself to beginning and sustaining a conversation between writers and poets in Cuba and those fortunate Canadians who have come to share in this conversation. Read these poems. Join Ricardo on his journey. Fall in love with Cuba. Carry a piece of Cuba's blue sky in your pocket. Like the Scot kirking the tartan, touch the blue, the stunning blue, the radiant blue, pull it from your pocket and let it shine as the pages of this book shine and are a force for good in the world. - John B. Lee, Author of 70 titles,Three time Poet Laureate

Cuba in My Pocket
Cuba in My Pocket

Author: Adrianna Cuevas

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2021-09-21

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0374314683

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By the author of 2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, 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 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? A Kirkus Best Children's Book of the Year "...Cuevas’ latest is a triumph of the heart...A compassionate, emotionally astute portrait of a young Cuban in exile." —Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW "Cuevas’ intense and immersive account of a Cuban boy’s experience after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion brings a specific point in history alive." —Booklist, STARRED REVIEW "Cuevas packs this sophomore novel with palpable emotions and themes of friendship, love, longing, and trauma, attentively conveying tumultuous historical events from the lens of one young refugee." — Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

Without a Quarter in My Pocket
Without a Quarter in My Pocket

Author: Barbara Elliott Carpenter

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1438911319

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From the age of eleven, Dr. Secundino Rubio knew that he wanted to become a physician. Industrious from the age of six years, he allowed nothing to stand in the way of his dreams. He succeeded, and his life with his wife and young children on the beautiful island of Cuba was all any man could desire until Fidel Castro and his band of guerilla soldiers took control. With sheer determination, Dr. Rubio managed to follow his wife and four small children, one only a baby, from Cuba to Florida. Like many other Cubans, he gave up every thing he had worked for to obtain safety and freedom. Dr. Rubio is a man who has always lived according to what he purposes in his heart. "I have never been one to look back," he says. "I have always set my mind to a course and then followed it to the best of my ability." The memoirs of Dr. Secundino Rubio chronicle his life in Cuba, where he lived during the first thirty-nine years of his life. It continues to South Central Illinois, his home for most of the years since he fled Communist Cuba. His is a story of hard work and courage, of extended family devotion, of love and laughter, interrupted by violence, imprisonment and terror. The pages of WITHOUT A QUARTER IN MY POCKET are filled with stories and photographs of real people, some dating back to the nineteenth century. It is a testimony to one man's spirit, faith and belief that he could do what needed to be done, and do it well.

The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto

Author: Adrianna Cuevas

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2023-04-04

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0374390428

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A new middle grade contemporary fantasy from Adrianna Cuevas—author of the Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez—about a Cuban American boy who's sent to work on a ranch as punishment for a school prank gone wrong, where's he's confronted with a mystery as inexplicable as it is familiar and discovers that uncovering secrets will lead to learning hard truths about himself, told with Adrianna's signature self-deprecating humor. Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite fantasy role-playing game, than face his father’s increasing restrictions and his mother’s fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria's slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never could’ve imagined—a month working on a ranch in New Mexico, far away from his friends, their game, and his mom’s quesitos in Miami. Life at Rancho Espanto isn’t as bad as Rafa initially expected, mostly due to Jennie, a new friend with similarly strong opinions about Cuban and Korean snacks, and Marcus, the veteran barn manager who's not as gruff as he appears. But when Rafa's work at the ranch is inexplicably sabotaged by a man (or a ghost) who may not be what he seems, Rafa and Jennie explore what's behind the strange events at Rancho Espanto—and discover that the greatest mystery may have been with Rafa all along.

The Journey
The Journey

Author: Sergei Ivantchev

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2011-01-17

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 1456712225

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It's often been said that every person has at least one book inside of him. The main purpose of this book is to express in written form for my children and grandchildren, the experiences I had throughout my journey to North America . But, if this book will have an impact on someone who is going through a similar experience or has been in my shoes and it will help them not to stop or give up, it will definitely accomplish its objective. My motto for this book was to learn from the past, to live in the present, and focus on the future. My guide: Proverbs 3:5-6; Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all the ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

The Bluest Sky
The Bluest Sky

Author: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2024-02-13

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0593372824

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A boy and his family must decide whether to remain in Cuba under a repressive government or risk everything for the chance of a new beginning. "Heartbreaking yet hopeful" —Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee There are two versions of Héctor: the public and the private. It’s the only way to survive in communist Cuba—especially when your father was exiled to the U.S. and labeled an enemy of the people. Héctor must always be seen as a fierce supporter of the regime, even if that means loudly rejecting the father he still loves. But in the summer of 1980, those two versions are hard to keep separate. No longer able to suppress a public uprising, the Cuban government says it will open the port of Mariel to all who wish to leave the country—if they can find a boat. But choosing to leave comes with a price. Those who want to flee are denounced as traitors by family and friends. There are violent acts of repudiation, and no one knows if they will truly be allowed to leave the country or not. So when Héctor’s mother announces that she wants the family to risk everything to go to the United States, he is torn. He misses his father, but Cuba is the only home he has ever known. All his dreams and plans require him to stay. Can he leave everything behind for an unknown future? In a summer of heat and upheaval, danger and deadly consequences, Héctor’s two worlds are on a collision course. Will the impact destroy him and everything he loves?

YES, I CAN
YES, I CAN

Author: Raul A. Deju

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2024-10-04

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13:

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What Reviewers are saying about “Yes, I Can and So Can You!” “Yes, I Can and So Can You!” is an inspiring autobiography that combines Deju’s personal experiences with universal lessons. He offers readers a treasure trove of guiding lights. Readers will learn that these lights have helped him navigate through life’s challenges and achieve what can only be described as a meaningful life. Yes, I Can and So Can You! is a powerful reminder that success is not simply about achievement but is also about the positive impact one leaves behind. The book is a very worthy and fun read that transcends its author. Simply put, the book provides the light for our journey through a life well lived. Tom Meredith, Partner, Brightstar Capital Partners, Former CFO Dell, and Treasurer of Sun Microsystems. Also Board member of the Nature Conservancy. At the age of 78 years old while still working, Raul Deju has compiled the amazing, uplifting and inspiring story of his life as an immigrant arriving in the United States from Cuba at the age of 14 in the Pedro Pan airlift with only a dime in his pocket and his entire family back in Cuba to a highly successful academic/intellectual, scientist, major corporate CEO, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He challenges us to lead a purposeful life and answer “yes, I can” when opportunities present themselves, despite how overwhelming they may seem. As I have evolved from one of Raul‘s corporate lawyers to one of his and his wife Shari’s friends, Raul has shown me a model of living out the Jesuit goal of living a life in service to others. His gratitude to the United States is palpable and charity is his passion. Marcia Wiss, Law Professor, Georgetown University and Founder and Managing Partner of Wiss & Partners LLP “Yes, I Can and So Can You! is a mantra for professional and personal transformation as a leader in business. Who is a better leader than Raul Deju to illuminate the nuance and insight necessary in a volatile world to ignite hearts and minds. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to have a special edge in being the best and doing their best to make a difference!” Dr. Mark C. Thompson, CEO, ChiefExecutiveAcademy.com and NYTimes bestselling author