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Cuando la fallida invasi�n de Bah�a de Cochinos en 1961 solidifica el poder de Castro en Cuba, la familia de Cumba, de 12 a�os, toma la dif�cil decisi�n de enviarlo a la Florida solo. Ante la idea de vivir en otro pa�s por s� mismo, Cumba intenta recordar el sonido del clarinete de su padre, el olor del perfume de lavanda de su madre. La vida en Estados Unidos presenta toda una nueva serie de desaf�os. Perdido en un mar de angloparlantes, Cumba tiene que navegar una nueva ciudad, una nueva escuela y una nueva libertad por su propia cuenta. Con cada d�a que pasa, Cumba se siente m�s confiado en su nuevo entorno, pero contin�a pregunt�ndose si su familia volver� a estar completa otra vez. �O acaso se mantendr�n fuera de su alcance, a 90 millas, al otro lado del mar?

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Adrianna Cuevas is a first-generation Cuban-American originally from Miami, Florida. After teaching Spanish and ESOL for sixteen years, she decided to pursue her passion for storytelling. When not writing, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and cooking lots of Cuban food with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Alexis Romay is the author of two novels, a book of sonnets, and another of tenths. He has translated more than forty children's books into Spanish, as well as novels by Ana Veciana-Suarez, Margarita Engle, Stuart Gibbs, Meg Medina, and Adrianna Cuevas, and books by Miguel Correa Mujica into English. He has written lyrics for songs by Paquito D'Rivera. He lives with his wife, son, and dog in New Jersey. For more information, visit linktr.ee/aromay. Juan Manuel Acu�a Rodriguez is an in-demand narrator with a background in film and stage acting.

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