Betty Viamontes was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1980, at age fifteen, she and her family arrived in the United States on a shrimp boat to reunite with her father after twelve years of separation. "Waiting on Zapote Street," based on her family's story, her first novel won the Latino Books into Movies award and has been selected by many book clubs. She also published an anthology of short stories, all of which take place on Zapote Street and include some of the characters from her first novel.
Betty's stories have traveled the world, from the award-winning Waiting on Zapote Street to the No. 1 New Amazon re-leases "The Girl from White Creek," "The Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking Closure," and "Brothers: A Pedro Pan Story."
Other works include:
Havana: A Son's Journey Home
The Dance of the Rose
Under the Palm Trees: Surviving Labor Camps in Cuba
Candela's Secrets and Other Havana Stories
The Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking Closure
Love Letters from Cuba
Flight of the Tocororo
Betty Viamontes lives in Florida with her family and pursued graduate studies at the University of South Florida.
In 1961, brothers Angel and Roberto—ages fifteen and twelve—become part of the Pedro Pan Operation, the biggest recorded exodus to the United States of unaccompanied children in the Western Hemisphere. They glimpse what they are about to experience when their aunt, Marina, begs a stranger to take her infant son out of Cuba to save him from the new authoritarian government. Moments later, Mirta, the boys' mother, tearily hugs and kisses them goodbye. The boys believe that in about six months, they will see their parents again. However, their lives will be forever altered.
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Once again, Betty has brought a gripping story to the pages of her new book, Brothers: A Pedro Pan Story. It's a novel that illustrates what so many boys endured living alone in the United States, away from their families in Cuba. It will change the way you see how this time in history unfolded, changed the lives of so many, and produced outstanding citizens. A must read. Susana Jiménez-Mueller, Author, producer, and host of The Green Plantain - The Cuban Stories Project podcast.
Título : Brothers: A Pedro Pan Story
EAN : 9781955848015
Editorial : Betty Viamontes
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