Library's review
A novel told in alternating verse. Narrators Edver, a Cuban American boy visiting his family in Cuba for the first time, and Luza, the Cuban sister Edver never knew he had, share unique perspectives on their lives, until they are forced to overcome their differences to protect something they both
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Genres
Publication
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2017), Edition: Illustrated, 208 pages
Description
Sent to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows, Edver is surprised to meet a half-sister, Luza, whose plan to lure their cryptozoologist mother into coming there, too, turns dangerous.
Awards
Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (Commended Title — 2018)
Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature (Honor — Younger Readers — 2018)
Green Earth Book Award (Winner — Children's Fiction — 2018)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Intermediate — 2018)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros (6-8 — 2020)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
208
Physical description
208 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
1481490575 / 9781481490573
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |