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A review by elllie
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
4.0
Really interesting story about a topic I know nothing about! Lucia lives with her family in Cuba right around the time of Castro's Revolution. It starts out fun, with time off from school to hang out with friends, but soon, things get dangerous and people Lucia knows start getting imprisoned and even killed. Her parents aren't totally on board with Castro's ideas and they decide to send Lucia and her little brother to the United States in an operation now known as Operation Pedro Pan, where 14,000 unaccompanied children were sent from Cuba to Miami, Florida to escape the revolution and Castro's government.
It took me a little while to get into the story, but once I did, it flew. Gonzalez does a nice job of blending history and normal teenage situations and emotions. The red umbrella as a symbol was very well done - not too much and not too little.
Pura Belpre contender?
It took me a little while to get into the story, but once I did, it flew. Gonzalez does a nice job of blending history and normal teenage situations and emotions. The red umbrella as a symbol was very well done - not too much and not too little.
Pura Belpre contender?