Good-Bye, Havana! Hola, New York! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442406742)

"Lush, evocative." --School Library Journal
"Raul Colón's art...has a sweetness that's sometimes tinged with anxiety, sometimes with hope. A fine addition to books about the immigrant experience." --Booklist
"This gentle look back at an important time will also speak to contemporary children whose families are starting anew in the United States." --Publishers Weekly

When five year old Gabriella hears talk of Castro and something called revolution in her home in Cuba, she doesn't understand. Then when her parents leave suddenly and she remains with her grandparents, life isn't the same. Soon the day comes when she goes to live with her parents in a new place called the Bronx. It isn't warm like Havana, and there is traffic not the ocean outside her window. Their life is different--it snows in the winter and the food at school is hot dogs and macaroni. What will it take for the Bronx to feel like home?

Author: Edie Colon
ISBN-10: 1442406747
ISBN-13: 9781442406742
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Language: English
Published: 08/23/2011
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.21h x 11.28w x 0.41d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 147138 / Good-Bye, Havana! Hola, New York!

Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2011
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2011
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 114
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2011
Booklist 09/01/2011 pg. 125
New York Times Book Review 11/13/2011 pg. 32
School Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 55
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 23 - Recommended, Satisfactory