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Red Umbrella

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ISBN-10: 0375861904

ISBN-13: 9780375861901

Edition: 2010

Authors: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

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The Red Umbrellais the moving tale of a 14-year-old girl's journey from Cuba to America as part of Operation Pedro Pan-an organized exodus of more than 14,000 unaccompanied children, whose parents sent them away to escape Fidel Castro's revolution. In 1961, two years after the Communist revolution, Luciacute;a Aacute;lvarez still leads a carefree life, dreaming of parties and her first crush. But when the soldiers come to her sleepy Cuban town, everything begins to change. Freedoms are stripped away. Neighbors disappear. Her friends feel like strangers. And her family is being watched. As the revolution's impact becomes more oppressive, Luciacute;a's parents make the heart-wrenching…    
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Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated
Publication date: 5/11/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English