cuba

"[Thirteen-year-old Lora] a young Cuban teenager ... volunteers for Fidel Castro's national literacy campaign and travels into the impoverished countryside to teach others how to read"--Amazon.

In early twentieth-century Cuba, bandits terrorize the countryside as a young farm girl struggles with dyslexia. Based on the life of the author's grandmother.

The author recalls her life and impressions growing up in Cuba.

A Cuban girl transforms her long and unruly hair into a garden.

An old man catches a magnificent marlin and must battle the elements, the sea and sharks to get his catch home.

A boy helps his father keep their very old car running as they make a trip to Havana for his newborn cousin's zero-year birthday. Includes author's note about cars in Cuba.

Looks at cultural traditions in Cuba, covering a variety of holidays and festivals.

While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.

"In Cuba, it is believed that a mysterious water serpent-- the Madre de aguas-- is responsible for providing and protecting the fresh water of the island. But the serpent is missing, and a drought has gripped the island. Uchenna, Elliot, and Professor Fauna fly to Cuba and endeavor to rescue the Madre de aguas. Unfortunately, it tries to kill them. Meanwhile, the Schmoke Brothers' goons are driving around Havana, dumping pink sludge into the sewers"--Amazon.

Alma Guillermoprieto chronicles the six months she spent in Cuba in 1970, discussing how her love for dance led her to take a job teaching poorly trained but dedicated dance students in Cuba, and how her time there led to the development of her own political conscience.