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90 Miles to Havana
Contributor(s): Flores-Galbis, Enrique (Author)

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ISBN: 1627651527     ISBN-13: 9781627651523
Publisher: Turtleback Books
OUR PRICE: $17.34  

Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 790(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (0.65 lbs) 292 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Chronological Period - 1960's
- Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Geographic Orientation - Florida
- Locality - Miami, Florida
Features: Ikids
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 140562
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 10.0
 
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Publisher Description:

"90 Miles to Havana" is a 2011 Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year.

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."

 
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