by Enrique Flores-Galbis
Hennepin County Library paperback 292 pages
genre: YA historical, coming of age
Opening on the eve of the Cuban revolution, this story follows Julian ("Who-li-an") from a New Year's fishing expedition with his family and beloved Bebo to a new life in Connecticut. His relationship to his older brothers, friend Pepe, and others carry the story along. I was reading this one along the theme of civil rights, but it is a very different kind of story. It is a wonderful story regarding multiculturalism. In a relocation camp (and in Miami), the Cubans, Mexicans, and other Spanish-speakers have their own culture clashes. Julian loves to draw and is good at figuring things out by using his wits and his hands. This is a delightful story, but it didn't resonate for me as much as Paperboy did.
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