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Gr 5 Up—Picture book creator Miyares presents a stirring graphic memoir about the childhood journey of his father, Carlos, from his native Cuba to Miami after Fidel Castro's 1959 takeover of the Caribbean island. The book alternates between pages of colorful illustrations depicting Carlos's childhood and his relationships with family and friends and single-page snippets of historical context narrating the events of the Cuban Revolution. Families in Carlos's town begin to take sides, and when the Communist party takes over his family's farm a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More