{"product_id":"the-red-umbrella","title":"The Red Umbrella - Paperback","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Red Umbrella\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving tale of a 14-year-old girl's journey from Cuba to America as part of Operation Pedro Pan—an organized exodus of more than 14,000 unaccompanied children, whose parents sent them away to escape Fidel Castro's revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1961, two years after the Communist revolution, Lucía Álvarez still leads a carefree life, dreaming of parties and her first crush. But when the soldiers come to her sleepy Cuban town, everything begins to change. Freedoms are stripped away. Neighbors disappear. And soon, Lucía's parents make the heart-wrenching decision to send her and her little brother to the United States—on their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuddenly plunked down in Nebraska with well-meaning strangers, Lucía struggles to adapt to a new country, a new language, a new way of life. But what of her old life? Will she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e see her home or her parents again? And if she does, will she still be the same girl?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Red Umbrella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a touching story of country, culture, family, and the true meaning of home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Captures the fervor, uncertainty and fear of the times. . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompelling.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Gonzalez deals effectively with separation, culture shock, homesickness, uncertainty and identity as she captures what is also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea grand adventure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.” –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40144953868354,"sku":"","price":450.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/912-OHUQ-rL.jpg?v=1672167868","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/the-red-umbrella","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}