Julian's parents, hoping to protect him from the dangers of the turmoil in Cuba, send him to the United States in 1961 as part of Operation Pedro Pan, not realizing that life in a Miami refugee camp holds its own perils.
When Julian's parents send him and his two brothers to Miami to escape the Cuban revolution, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant, and it is not always clear how best to protect themselves.
Julian's parents, hoping to protect him from the dangers of the turmoil in Cuba, send him to the United States in 1961 as part of Operation Pedro Pan, not realizing that life in a Miami refugee camp holds its own perils.