At a glance
- Published
- 2017
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- ISBN
- 9781481490573
- Section
- Middle Grade
Forest World
Sent to Cuba to visit a father he barely knows, Edver meets a half-sister he never knew about, and her plan to lure their mother to the island puts them in danger.
- Walter Dean Myers Honor 2018
Themes
Mood
Feels adventurous, hopeful.
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