90 Miles to Havana, Enrique FloresGalbis
90 Miles to Havana, Enrique FloresGalbis
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90 Miles to Havana

Author: Enrique Flores-Galbis

Narrator: Enrique Flores-Galbis

Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2013

Synopsis

Winner of a Pura Belpr├® Award, this middle grade Cuban American coming-of-age novel is inspired by the author's own experience. When Julian's parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away from Cuba to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant and it's not always clear how best to protect themselves.

About Enrique Flores-Galbis

Enrique Flores-Galbis, at age nine, was one of fourteen thousand children who left Cuba in 1961, without their parents, in a mass exodus called “Operation Pedro Pan.” He and his two older brothers spent months in a refugee camp in southern Florida. His historical novel 90 Miles to Havana was inspired by that experience. Currently he lives in Forest Hills, New York, with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jazlyn on April 19, 2012

The book I have chosen for my multicultural literature assignment is “90 Miles to Havana.” This book was based off the author’s experience. It is about a little boy and his family who live in Cuba. In the beginning of the book it starts off with historical facts about the revolution that was taken......more

Goodreads review by Margo on August 11, 2010

Author and artist Enrique Flores-Galbis has written an exciting coming of age story based on his own experiences as one of the 14,000 Cuban children sent from Cuba to the U.S. without their parents in 1961 in Operation Pedro Pan, the largest exodus ever in the Western hemisphere of unaccompanied chi......more

Goodreads review by Karen on April 07, 2013

o APA citation: Flores-Galbis, E. (2012). 90 miles to Havana. New York, NY: Square Fish Publishers. o Genre: Multi-cultural o Format: Print o Selection process: ALSC & YALSA 2011 book picks. (2011). School Library Journal, 50-57, award recipient (2011 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative, 2011 Bank Str......more

Goodreads review by Joy on July 13, 2016

I know nothing about Cuba and what happened in the 60s there. Now I know just a TEENY bit. This story is more about the author’s experiences as a child refugee who was sent away from his parents to Miami. It sucks you in right away, and then you’re bombarded with an easy-to-hate bully character for......more

Quotes

“Inspired by Flores-Galbis’ experiences as a Pedro Pan refugee, the fast-moving story should easily hook both historical-fiction and adventure readers.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Flores-Galbis ably portrays the harsh realities these young Cuban immigrants faced: little hope of reunification with family members, dwindling resources, and insufficient government support, while also conveying their resilience in the face of emotional upheaval.” Publishers Weekly

“Drawing on his own experience as a child refugee from Cuba, Flores-Galbis offers a gripping historical novel…This is a seldom-told refugee story that will move readers with the first-person, present-tense rescue narrative, filled with betrayal, kindness, and waiting for what may never come.” Booklist

“This novel is deeply affecting…the writing is poetic, yet clear as glass, and the gorgeous sentences do not slow down the briskly paced plot.” School Library Journal

“The story is simple, as are the characters and the language…the entire novel is easily accessible and highly readable, building to a heart-pounding if somewhat truncated climax. Lacking any objectionable content, 90 Miles to Havana is a well-written story inspired by true events.” VOYA

Awards

  • AudioFile Earphones Award
  • Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
  • Pura Belpre Honors
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