Flight To Freedom
Writing in the diary which her father gave her, thirteen-year-old Yara describes life with her family in Havana, Cuba, in 1967 as well as her experiences in Miami, Florida, after immigrating there to be reunited with some relatives while leaving others behind.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: cuban americans, immigrants [X], emigration and immigration, diaries, cuba, miami (fla.), historical fiction, veciana-suarez, ana, immigration and emigration, miami (florida)
Behind The Mountains
Writing in the notebook which her teacher gave her, thirteen-year-old Celiane describes life with her mother and brother in Haiti as well as her experiences in Brooklyn after the family finally immigrates there to be reunited with her father.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 940
subjects: haitian americans, immigrants [X], emigration and immigration, diaries, haiti, brooklyn (new york, n.y.), immigration and emigration, diary fiction