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A review by amdame1
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
3.0
3.5 stars
Set in Cuba, 1961. The revolution is drastically affecting Lucia and her family. Soldiers are everywhere. Her family is being watched. Finally, her parents make the difficult decision to send Lucia and her 7-year-old brother to the US - alone! They will try to come later. Lucia and Frankie end up with a lovely family in Nebraska, but nothing is like it was and they miss their parents, plus they don't know when or if they will ever be all together again.
I appreciated that the family who took the kids in was so genuine and warm, not a horrible foster family as is so often portrayed.
Set in Cuba, 1961. The revolution is drastically affecting Lucia and her family. Soldiers are everywhere. Her family is being watched. Finally, her parents make the difficult decision to send Lucia and her 7-year-old brother to the US - alone! They will try to come later. Lucia and Frankie end up with a lovely family in Nebraska, but nothing is like it was and they miss their parents, plus they don't know when or if they will ever be all together again.
I appreciated that the family who took the kids in was so genuine and warm, not a horrible foster family as is so often portrayed.