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Isla to Island

Alexis Castellanos

Illustrator: Alexis Castellanos

Ages: 9+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-5377-6924-2

Keywords: Coming of age, Immigration, Cuba - History, Bullying, Menstruation

After escaping Cuba in 1961, Marisol, 11, struggles to adapt to her foster family and life in Brooklyn. Spanish dialogue. Vibrant Cuban pictures and wordless monotoned panels. Back matter.