The Bluest Sky
Christina Diaz Gonzalez
In the summer of 1980, Héctor lives in Cuba with a mother who disagrees politically with his pro-Castro grandmother. His father was arrested and exiled years earlier and now lives in Florida. When the port of Mariel opens to people who wish to leave Cuba, Héctor learns that his mother plans for the family to depart. She tells him and his older brother, Rodrigo, to keep the plan secret from friends and relatives. Héctor must navigate divided family loyalties, political conflict, and an impending departure from home.
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