In this Pura Belpré Author Award-winning memoir, Margarita Engle reflects on her childhood caught between two cultures during the Cold War. Lonely in Los Angeles, Margarita finds comfort in words and images while dreaming of summers in Cuba, her mother's homeland. However, when tensions rise between the U.S. and Cuba during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Margarita's two worlds clash. She is left grappling with the fear for her family in Cuba and the painful reality of the political conflict that threatens to keep her away from the island she loves.
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