90 Miles to Havana
by Enrique Flores-Galbis
Middle grade · ages 9–12 · grades 4–7 · 750L · 292 pages · 2012
Why we'd hand it over
A serious, genuinely moving account of the Mariel boatlift told through a 12-year-old's eyes—funny and tender where it can be, unflinching about loss and uncertainty where it has to be.