{"product_id":"fleeing-the-sharks-linda-hardister-rodriguez-9780991150281","title":"Fleeing the Sharks: A Cuban Family Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn January 8, 1959, the triumphant Fidel Castro leads his forces through the streets of Havana. Thousands of Cubans celebrate, cheer him on, and dream of a better life. The corrupt dictator Batista is gone and democracy is here in the form of this savior, Fidel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one is more excited than 14-year-old Francisco. He makes his way through the crowd to come face-to-face with his new hero.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA short 20 months later, Francisco fears for his life as Castro's government forces him to leave his family, his country, and his culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFleeing the Sharks: A Cuban Family Story \u003c\/em\u003etells of a revolution's broken promises, of shattered families driven from their homes, and of a nation betrayed. For years, author Linda Hardister Rodriguez listened to her husband's Cuban family story and it caught hold of her imagination. The result is a story that places the reader in the shoes of a boy coming of age while one of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century's most formative events destroys the world as he has known it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Hardister Rodriguez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0991150287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780991150281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda K. Rodriguez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Linda Hardister Rodriguez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453445648639,"sku":"9780991150281","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_763df317-90fb-4fda-993b-c49b49dc6a5b.jpg?v=1777300266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fleeing-the-sharks-linda-hardister-rodriguez-9780991150281","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}