Cuba in My Pocket, Adrianna Cuevas
Cuba in My Pocket, Adrianna Cuevas
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Cuba in My Pocket

Author: Adrianna Cuevas

Narrator: Anthony Rey Perez

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/21/2021


Synopsis

When the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 solidifies Castro’s power in Cuba, twelve-year-old Cumba’s family makes the difficult decision to send him to Florida alone. Faced with the prospect of living in another country by himself, he tries to remember the sound of his father’s clarinet, the smell of his mother’s lavender perfume. Life in the United States presents a whole new set of challenges. Lost in a sea of English speakers, Cumba has to navigate a new city, a new school, and new freedom all on his own. With each day, he feels more confident in his new surroundings, but he continues to wonder: Will his family ever be whole again? Or will they remain just out of reach, ninety miles across the sea?

About Adrianna Cuevas

Adrianna Cuevas is a first-generation Cuban-American originally from Miami, Florida. After teaching Spanish and ESOL for sixteen years, she decided to pursue her passion for storytelling. When not writing, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and cooking lots of Cuban food with her husband and son in Austin, Texas.

About Anthony Rey Perez

Anthony Rey Perez is an experienced actor and voiceover artist who has worked on everything from commercials to television and film to audiobooks. The books he narrates span ages, classes, genres, and borders. A graduate of Florida State University, he currently resides in Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tanya

I don't read a lot of historical fiction, but Cuba in My Pocket gave me ALL the feels. Although I'm not Cuban, I can relate to Cumba's journey of moving to a new unfamiliar place and struggling to fit in. It's all the more special because the story is based on the author's father. It was great to ha......more

Goodreads review by Allie

Got this at an event where the author spoke. She shared that this was basically her father’s story when he had to immigrate to Cuba after the rise of Fidel. She did a wonderful job connecting you to the main character and it felt very genuine. His experience as a non-English speaker in an American s......more


Quotes

Inspired by stories from her father’s childhood, Cuevas’ latest is a triumph of the heart...A compassionate, emotionally astute portrait of a young Cuban in exile.