Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
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Product Description: Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. As the tropical island begins to work its magic on him, the young refugee befriends a local girl with some painful secrets of her own. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away.
Special Populations: Refugees
Culture/Community: Cuban / Cuban American
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: World History
Format: Novel in Verse
Age Level: Middle Grade
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co.
Book Series: Novels in Verse: Hispanic Heritage Historical Fiction for Middle Grades and Young Adults: Hispanic Heritage Stories Told in Letters and Verse Stories of Jewish Refugees Digging Deeper: Books About Social Issues for Middle Grades
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