My Brigadista Year

<p><b>In an engrossing historical novel the Newbery Medal-winning author of <i>Bridge to Terebithia</i> follows a young Cuban teenager's mission to teach others how to read.</b><br><br>When thirteen-year-old Lora tells her parents that she wants to join Premier Castro&#146;s army of young literacy teachers her mother screeches to high heaven and her father roars like a lion. But didn&#146;t her parents teach her to share what she has with someone in need? Shining light on a little-known moment in history Katherine Paterson traces a young teen&#146;s coming-of-age journey from a sheltered life to a singular mission: teaching fellow Cubans of all ages to read and write.</p>