My Brigadista Year by Katherine Paterson (Historical Fiction)
My Brigadista Year by Katherine Paterson
Lora is thirteen years old when her country of Cuba undergoes a major political change. Fidel Castro comes to power after he, along with other rebels, overthrow the dictator Batista. One of the first things Castro does is to create the Cuban Literacy Campaign. The goal is for the island of Cuba to be literate in one year.
Recommended for grades 6 and up.
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