Flight to Freedom

Ana Veciana-Suarez

Scholastic Inc., 2002 - Juvenile Fiction - 215 pages

First Person Fiction is dedicated to the immigrant experience in modern America. "Flight to Freedom" is closely based on Suarez's own story of leaving Cuba during the Freedom Flights of the 1960s.

Yara Garcia and her family live a middle-class life in Havana, Cuba. But in 1967, as Communist ruler Fidel Castro tightens his hold on Cuba, the Garcias, who do not share the political beliefs of the Communist Party, are forced to flee to Miami, Florida. There, Yara encounters a strange land with foreign customs. She knows very little English, and she finds that the other students in her new school have much more freedom than she and her sisters. Tension develops between her parents, as Mami grows more independent and Papi joins a militant anti-Castro organization.

Contents

• Sunday 2nd of April: 1
• Tuesday 4th of April: 3
• Thursday 6th of April: 5
• Saturday 8th of April: 6
• Monday 10th of April: 7
• Friday 14th of April: 9
• Saturday 15th of April: 10
• Monday 17th of April: 11
• Thursday 20th of April: 12
• Wednesday 26th of April: 14
• Friday 28th of April: 15
• Wednesday 3rd of May: 16
• Friday 5th of May: 17
• Sunday 14th of May: 18
• Tuesday 16th of May: 19
• Friday 19th of May: 21
• Sunday 21st of May: 22
• Tuesday 23rd of May: 23
• Wednesday 31st of May: 24
• Tuesday 20th of June: 25
• Saturday 1st of July: 26
• Saturday 8th of July: 27
• Thursday 13th of July: 28
• Wednesday 26th of July: 29
• Tuesday 8th of August: 31
• Saturday 12th of August: 32
• Friday 18th of August: 34
• Miami Florida: 36
• Sunday 20th of August: 37
• Monday 21st of August: 40
• Wednesday 23rd of August: 41
• Thursday 24th of August: 42
• Friday 25th of August: 43
• Sunday 27th of August: 44
• Tuesday 29th of August: 45
• Friday 1st of September: 46
• Wednesday 6th of September: 50
• Thursday 7th of September: 52
• Saturday 9th of September: 55
• Monday 11th of September: 57
• Friday 15th of September: 59
• Sunday 17th of September: 62
• Tuesday 19th of September: 63
• Tuesday 26th of September: 64
• Friday 29th of September: 65
• Sunday 1st of October: 66
• Wednesday 4th of October: 67
• Tuesday 10th of October: 68
• Thursday 12th of October: 69
• Friday 13th of October: 70
• Friday 20th of October: 72
• Tuesday 24th of October: 73
• Thursday 26th of October: 75
• Friday 27th of October: 76
• Friday 3rd of November: 77
• Tuesday 7th of November: 79
• Friday 10th of November: 80
• Thursday 16th of November: 81
• Friday 17th of November: 82
• Sunday 19th of November: 83
• Monday 20th of November: 84
• Wednesday 22nd of November: 87
• Thursday 23rd of November: 88
• Saturday 25th of November: 89
• Tuesday 28th of November: 90
• Sunday 3rd of December: 91
• Monday 4th of December: 92
• Thursday 7th of December: 93
• Friday 8th of December: 95
• Saturday 9th of December: 96
• Sunday 10th of December: 98
• Tuesday 12th of December: 99
• Thursday 14th of December: 100
• Monday 18th of December: 101
• Wednesday 20th of December: 103
• Sunday 24th of December: 105
• Wednesday 27th of December: 107
• Sunday 31st of December: 108
• 1968: 110
• Thursday 4th of January: 111
• Saturday 6th of January: 112
• Monday 8th of January: 114
• Friday 12th of January: 115
• Tuesday 16th of January: 116
• Thursday 18th of January: 117
• Saturday 20th of January: 118
• Sunday 21st of January: 120
• Monday 22nd of January: 121
• Tuesday 23rd of January: 123
• Thursday 25th of January: 124
• Monday 29th of January: 126
• Saturday 3rd of February: 127
• Monday 5th of February: 129
• Tuesday 6th of February: 131
• Wednesday 7th of February: 132
• Thursday 8th of February: 133
• Monday 12th of February: 134
• Monday 19th of February: 136
• Tuesday 20th of February: 137
• Friday 23rd of February: 138
• Saturday 24th of February: 139
• Tuesday 27th of February: 140
• Wednesday 28th of February: 141
• Friday 1st of March: 142
• Sunday 3rd of March: 144
• Monday 4th of March: 145
• Wednesday 6th of March: 146
• Saturday 9th of March: 147
• Tuesday 12th of March: 148
• Saturday 16th of March: 151
• Sunday 17th of March: 153
• Monday 18th of March: 155
• Tuesday 19th of March: 156
• Thursday 28th of March: 157
• Monday 1st of April: 158
• Wednesday 3rd of April: 159
• Sunday 7th of April: 160
• Tuesday the 9th of April: 161
• Wednesday 10th of April: 163
• Wednesday 17th of April: 164
• Friday 19th of April: 165
• Sunday 21st of April: 166
• Wednesday 24th of April: 167
• Friday 26th of April: 168
• Tuesday 30th of April: 169
• Wednesday 1st of May: 170
• Thursday 2nd of May: 171
• Friday 3rd of May: 173
• Tuesday 7th of May: 174
• Wednesday 8th of May: 175
• Saturday 11th of May: 176
• Sunday 12th of May: 177
• Thursday 16th of May: 178
• Saturday 18th of May: 179
• Sunday 19th of May: 180
• Wednesday 22nd of May: 183
• Thursday 23rd of May: 184
• Saturday 25th of May: 185
• Wednesday 29th of May: 186
• Friday 31st of May: 187
• Saturday 1st of June: 188
• Thursday 6th of June: 189
• Friday 7th of June: 190
• Saturday 8th of June: 192
• Sunday 9th of June: 193
• Tuesday 11th of June: 194
• Friday 14th of June: 195
• Sunday 16th of June: 196
• Monday 17th of June: 197
• Tuesday 18th of June: 200
• Friday 21st of June: 201
• Sunday 30th of June: 202
• My Personal Exodus Ana VecianaSuarez: 207
• Acknowledgments: 215

Bibliographic information

• Title: Flight to Freedom; First person fiction
• Author: Ana Veciana-Suarez
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2002
• ISBN: 0439381991, 9780439381994
• Length: 215 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration