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Isla to Island
Isla to Island | Alexis Castellanos
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"A wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime"--
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mrp27
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March wrap up. A slow reading month. I enjoyed all my mg reads but I had to DNF the memory of running. Not a bad book, it just didn‘t capture my attention.

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mrp27
Isla to Island | Alexis Castellanos
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#middlegrademarch

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Got two mg books in this week! I really enjoyed this wordless graphic novel about The Peter (Pedro) Pan Project which was a program that helped children immigrate from Cuba to America during the 1960‘s. I loved the use of color that helped to convey the story line.

megnews I liked this too! 12mo
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Karisimo
Isla to Island | Alexis Castellanos
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My March #Bookspin books are perfect for #MiddleGradeMarch (which is pretty much every month for me 😉)

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 13mo
Daisey I enjoyed Sisterhood of Sleuths! 13mo
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Kenyazero
Isla to Island | Alexis Castellanos
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An absolutely gorgeous and well told graphic novel. I am a huge fan of comics without words. This book does a great job of using color and expression to portray how Marisol is feeling in her new, unfamiliar setting. I coincidentally read another book about children fleeing Cuba as Castro rose to power recently as well, and they contextualized each other really well. #Comic #HistoricalFiction

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GirlNamedJesse
Isla to Island | Alexis Castellanos
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I love that this is nearly wordless. What a beautiful message that our stories are universally understandable, even when we don‘t share a language. 💙

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Gorgeous and emotional nearly wordless graphic novel telling the story of Marisol, sent to NYC as a middle schooler, from Cuba, not long after Castro took took power. The use of color is magnificent and amplifies the raw emotion here.

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megnews
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Sometimes you peruse the library shelves and find a gem. This middle grade graphic novel tells the fictional story of Marisol, 1 of 14,000 children flown to new families in the US In Operation Peter Pan after Castro came to power in Cuba. Lucky to have found this!

Sarahreadstoomuch I have this checked out right now! 2y
megnews @Sarahreadstoomuch I hope you enjoy(ed) it! 2y
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