Cuba in My Pocket

A middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigrate to the U.S. by himself, based on the author's family history.

“I don’t remember. Tell me everythi…

If you like book Cuba in My Pocket here is the list of books you may also like

Buy this book on Amazon

Similar books (20)

365 Days to Alaska

A thoughtful middle-grade debut about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life

Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes corresp…
Buy this book on Amazon
The Lion of Mars

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him.

Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he…
Buy this book on Amazon
Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with the help of three classic books.

Ahmed Aziz is having an epic year—epically bad. His family moved from H…
Buy this book on Amazon
Across the Desert

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot stranded after a plane crash.

Twelve-year-old Jolene spends every day she can at the library watching her fa…
Buy this book on Amazon
Linked

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate e…
Buy this book on Amazon
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

Author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, taking readers on a journey into the Cold War and our mutual…
Buy this book on Amazon
Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Welcome to The Golden Palace!

Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her Mom’s plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better. But plans change, and …
Buy this book on Amazon
Across So Many Seas

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and …
Buy this book on Amazon
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Hank is struggling to hold his family together when his mom doesn't come home.

When eleven-year-old Hank’s mom doesn’t come home, he takes care of his toddler sister, Boo, like he always does. But it’…
Buy this book on Amazon
Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold)

Literary powerhouse and Coretta Scott King Honor- and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor-winning author of The Parker Inheritence Varian Johnson explores themes of toxic masculinity and family legacy in t…
Buy this book on Amazon
Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist , starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and…
Buy this book on Amazon
Fast Pitch

From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the pitch.…
Buy this book on Amazon
Now You Say Yes

A middle grade novel about two orphaned siblings on a cross-country journey in search of their place in the world.

When her adoptive mother dies, fifteen-year-old Mari and is desperate to avoid being c…
Buy this book on Amazon
What Lives in the Woods

Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the author of Scritch Scratch comes a chilling middle grade story about a creepy mansion and sinister creat…
Buy this book on Amazon
The Bluest Sky

Buy this book on Amazon
Lines of Courage

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures... if they are lucky - and brave - enough to find each other.

World War I stretches its cruel fing…
Buy this book on Amazon
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the courage to tell him a terrible secret about life with her mom and new stepdad? This contemporary novel by …
Buy this book on Amazon
Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel)

A novel about two student-athletes searching for stardom, a young reporter searching for the truth, and a crosstown basketball rivalry that goes too far.

The people of Walthorne love their basketball—…
Buy this book on Amazon
Flight of the Puffin

One small act of kindness ripples out to connect four kids in this stirring novel by the author of the beloved The Benefits of Being an Octopus.

Libby comes from a long line of bullies. She wants to be…
Buy this book on Amazon
Wild River (The Wild, #2)

Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip, when he's awoken by screams. The dam has failed. The river is surging, and their camp will be under water in a matter o…
Buy this book on Amazon