

alone to protect them he arrives in Miami and goes to live in an orphanage. Miguel, on the other hand, is one of thousands of Pedro Pan children, sent to the U.S. Ana’s father is home from fighting in the mountains with Fidel her family, like many Cubans, wanted to build a better country only to realize too late that Fidel had fooled them. They come from different backgrounds, reflect Cuba’s racial diversity, and suffer varied consequences in the aftermath of Castro’s rise to power. In overlapping short stories, readers hear from Ana, Miguel, Zulema, and Juan about how Castro’s revolution affected their lives.


Four young people deal with the harsh realities of Castro’s Cuba in this novel by author and Sesame Street actress Manzano.
