My Ocean: A Novel of Cuba

After his grandparents emigrate, 12-year-old Enrique heads for the ocean, a source of comfort and solace. Why did they flee Cuba, leaving Enrique and his mother behind? Should they go, too? If not, will they, like so many others, be seen as disloyal? The sea has no answers for the boy. As the years pass, Enrique is invited to become a Pioneer, a special honor that bodes well for his future, but it means he’s forbidden from reading the letters his grandparents send home. Enrique wants to belong, to show that he’s deserving of the honor, and once again, he seeks the ocean’s solace. Once again, the ocean has no easy answers. Still, life goes on. There are games with his friends, swimming expeditions, girls to hang out with. And always, there’s the ocean, a place he can go in good times and bad as he tries to make sense of what the future holds for him, his family, and many other Cubans.

Children's Books

Pérez Díaz, Enrique

Growing Up & Facts of Life

GROUNDWOOD BOOKS *

When his grandparents decide to join his uncle in the United States, 12-year-old Enrique is full of questions. Why do they have to leave Cuba to go to the United States? Should he and his mother go too? If they don’t, what will life be like for them? More and more, Enrique is drawn into the world of the Pioneers  the first step to becoming a young communist and a person with a future in Cuba. But being a Pioneer means he can never have any contact with his grandparents or his uncle. Throughout Enrique's struggles the ocean remains his steadfast friend, a place he can go in good times and bad as he tries to find a way to understand the life he is leading and the choices that confront him, his family, and so many other Cubans.

Kiki is a young boy, growing up in Cuba in a house by the sea. He lives with his uncle and grandmother ever since his father sailed off across the ocean in search of a new life. One night, Kiki dreams about a ghost--like woman in white. He is amazed to encounter her the next day on a nearby beach, the same beach his father sailed off from. She leaves him a mysterious gift of colourful stones that give him newfound hope to be reunited with his father.

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