A review by ljohnson130
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.0

This is an excellent YA book about a family's move from Cuba to the U.S. during Castro's reign in the 1960s. Narrated by 14-year-old Lucia, the story starts off in Cuba when Castro has just started to rise to power to rural Nebraska as the children are trying to find their way in the U.S. The book explains the struggles that people deal with when immigrating to the U.S. in a way that anyone can find relatable. It truly opened my eyes to a lot of things that I took for granted and didn't think twice about.