Wordless graphic novel follows young Marisol whose Cuban parents send her to live in the United States after Fidel Castro takes power in 1961. After arriving in New York City to live with a kind, elderly couple, her cold, gray surroundings slowly turn vibrant again as she learns the language and celebrates her culture through food and music.
year: 2022
call number/section: 741.5, 1000, 2
subjects: immigrants, fiction, bildungsromans, cubans, brooklyn (new york, n.y.), stories without words, graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, juvenile fiction, new york, historical fiction, coming of age, cartoons and comics, brooklyn (new york, n.y.), juvenile fiction, wordless comics, coming-of-age comics, historical comics, graphic novels
Editions
Castellanos, Alexis
Wordless graphic novel follows young Marisol whose Cuban parents send her to live in the United States after Fidel Castro takes power in 1961. After arriving in New York City to live with a kind, elderly couple, her cold, gray surroundings slowly turn vibrant again as she learns the language and celebrates her culture through food and music.
Schools: 16
Castellanos, Alexis
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2022)
"A wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 5