Katherine Paterson is back - A new novel from the author of Bridge to Terabithia - based on a completely true historical event. A historical novel about a young Cuban teenager who volunteers for Fidel Castro's national literacy campaign that taught those throughout the impoverished countryside to read.
General Note
Includes timeline of Cuban history.
Content Note
The campaign--Havana, March 1961 -- Back to the beginning--Havana, 1947-1958 -- My secondary school--Havana, 1958-1959 -- Preparing to leave--Havana, March 1961 -- Varadero training camp--April 1961 -- Into the Escambray mountains--April 1961 -- Our squad--Base camp, April 1961 -- My new family--Arriving on assignment, early May 1961 -- Writing his own name--At the Santanas' farm, May 1961 -- I can read!--On assignment, June-July 1961 -- Danger--July 1961 -- Life goes on--On assignment, July-September 1961 -- The accident--At the Santanas' farm, September 1961 -- Too hard--October 1961 -- The decision--Late October 1961 -- Celebrations--November 1961 -- ÆVencimos!--November-December 1961 -- ÆVencimos!--Leaving the mountains, December 1961.