TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gonzalez,Christina Diaz
TI  - The bluest sky
SN  - 9780593372791
AV  - PZ7.G5882 Blu 2022
U1  - FIC GON 23
KW  - Exiles
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Refugees
KW  - Families
KW  - Cuba
KW  - History
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1959-1990
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Fiction
KW  - fast
KW  - Juvenile works
KW  - Novels
N1  - Ages 10-12
N2  - "There are two versions of Héctor: the public and the private. It's the only way to survive in communist Cuba--especially when your father was exiled to the U.S. and labeled an enemy of the people. Héctor must always be seen as a fierce supporter of the regime, even if that means loudly rejecting the father he still loves. But in the summer of 1980, those two versions are hard to keep separate. No longer able to suppress a public uprising, the Cuban government says it will open the port of Mariel to all who wish to leave the country--if they can find a boat. But choosing to leave comes with a price. Those who want to flee are denounced as traitors by family and friends. There are violent acts of repudiation, and no one knows if they will truly be allowed to leave the country or not. In a summer of heat and upheaval, danger and deadly consequences, Héctor's two worlds are on a collision course. Will the impact destroy him and everything he loves?"--
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