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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
B As in beauty B As in beauty Alberto Ferreras Everyone in the world, it seems, is either prettier or thinner (or both) than Beauty Marie Zavala. And the only thing "B" resents more than her name is the way others judge her for the extra 40 pound… OL11963148W
Goodbye, Havana! Hola, New York! Goodbye, Havana! Hola, New York! Edie Colón When Fidel Castro's government takes over their restaurant in 1960, six-year-old Gabriella and her parents move from Cuba to New York City. OL15537787W
Cuba 15 Cuba 15 Nancy Osa Violet Paz, a Chicago high school student, reluctantly prepares for her upcoming "quince," a Spanish nickname for the celebration of an Hispanic girl's fifteenth birthday OL16039495W
La Noche Buena La Noche Buena Antonio Sacre While spending Christmas with her Cuban American grandmother in Miami, Florida, young Nina misses her usual New England holiday but enjoys learning about the foods and other traditions her father kne… OL16603481W
Flight to freedom Flight to freedom Ana Veciana-Suarez Writing in the diary which her father gave her, thirteen-year-old Yara describes life with her family in Havana, Cuba, in 1967 as well as her experiences in Miami, Florida, after immigrating there to… OL1896456W
The Victoria in my head The Victoria in my head Janelle Milanes Shy fifteen-year-old Cuban American Victoria Cruz feels trapped by the monotony of running on the cross country team and keeping up with her studies to maintain her scholarship to her prestigious col… OL19724633W
Troika Troika Adam Pelzman Secretly working as a dancer in a club after the death of her father, Perla encounters the orphaned son of a legendary Siberian hunter who compels her to undertake a life-changing journey to Manhatta… OL19976663W
Game seven Game seven Paul Volponi "A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S."-- Julio, a sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba, drea… OL19997988W
Drum, Chavi, drum! Drum, Chavi, drum! Mayra L. Dole Chavi's music teacher believes that only boys should play drums in Miami's Festival de la Calle Ocho, but Chavi knows she is a good musician and looks for a way to prove it. OL24912442W
A miracle in paradise A miracle in paradise Carolina Garcia-Aguilera Sister Lupe Solano investigates a religious order in Miami, which claims its statue of the Virgin will weep real tears on Cuban independence day. The reason? The Virgin will be grieving the separatio… OL29953W
Days of Awe Days of Awe Achy Obejas Growing up in Chicago, Alejandra San Jose, a Cuban refugee, becomes an interpreter and travels back to Cuba where she discovers that her family is actually conversos, Jews who converted to Christiani… OL3264935W
Sophie tracks a thief Sophie tracks a thief Nancy N. Rue As the Corn Flakes and other members of the Film Club work on a school project about Cuban refugees in the 1980s, a newcomer's prejudices hurt Maggie and challenge Sophie's ability to understand and … OL448758W
Valley of bones Valley of bones Gruber, Michael The startling reviews of Tropic of Night announced Michael Gruber as one of the most talented thriller writers to debut in many years. Now, with the much-anticipated publication of Valley of Bones, G… OL5717333W