Leaving Glorytown
by Eduardo F. Calcines
Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
A young boy growing up in the turbulent times of Castro's Cuba faces the heart-wrenching decision to leave his family behind and seek a new life in America. Through his journey, he reveals the challenges and hopes that come with leaving home for freedom. This story captures the courage it takes to start over in an unfamiliar world.
Representation & Themes
MulticulturalComing of AgeFamilyHistoricalRefugee Experience
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Divorce & Family Change Poverty & Hardship Fear & Anxiety
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780374343941
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Published
- 2009
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Word Count
- 58,987
Genres
Juvenile Nonfiction
Subjects
Calcines, Eduardo FCubans -- BiographyRefugees -- United States -- BiographyCuba -- History -- 1959-1990