The Cuban Castaway    by C.J. Cannino
Price: $1.99 USD. 35660 words. Published on February 5, 2012. Fiction.
The Cuban Castaway is the story of Jorge Esquival, a young boy who survives a shipwreck during which he witnesses the drowning of his mother and nine other Cuban immigrants who are trying to enter the United States illegally. The Cuban Castaway is a young adult novel about family, Cuban culture and immigration.