From Young Peopleās Poet Laureate and award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively middle grade novel in verse that tells the story of a Cuban-American boy who visits his familyās village in Cuba for the first timeāand meets a sister he didnāt know he had.
Edver isnāt happy about being shipped off to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows. Why would he want to visit a place that no one in Miami ever mentions without a sigh? Yet now that travel laws have changed and itās a lot easier for divided families to be reunited, his mom thinks it's time for some father-son bonding.
Edver doesnāt know what this summer has in store, but heās definitely expecting to meet a sister he didnāt know existed! Luza is a year older and excited to see her little brother, until she realizes how different their lives have been. Looking for anything they might have in common, they sneak onto the internetāand accidentally catch the interest of a dangerous wildlife poacher. Edver has fought plenty of villains in video games. Now, to save the Cuban jungle they love, he and Luza are going to have to find a way to conquer a real villain!