{"product_id":"90-miles-to-havana-paperback","title":"90 Miles to Havana - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEnrique Flores-Galbis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e90 Miles to Havana\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2011 Pura Belpr  Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Julian's parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away from Cuba to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant and it's not always clear how best to protect themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnrique Flores-Galbis, at age nine, was one of 14,000 children who left Cuba in 1961, without their parents, in a mass exodus called \"Operation Pedro Pan.\" He and his two older brothers spent months in a refugee camp in southern Florida; this historical novel is inspired by that experience. The author of \u003ci\u003eRaining Sardines\u003c\/i\u003e, Enrique lives in Forest Hills, New York, with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 7.66 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90 Miles to Havana\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772606513440,"sku":"9781250005595","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/170844e2e4baa178aa258e7ed6fe62e3.webp?v=1780409394","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/90-miles-to-havana-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}