![]() ![]() ![]() When she encounters the school library and rediscovers her love for plants-moments that utilize brilliant pinks and greens amid the gray-her world slowly regains color. But adjusting is not easy, and Marisol deplanes into a New York City rendered almost entirely in grayscale art, soon navigating school, learning English, and missing her family in Cuba. ![]() They send her alone to New York via a Catholic relief program, to live in Brooklyn with an elderly couple who read as white. Political trouble soon stirs as Fidel Castro assumes power, and when military presence, scarcity, and violence descend, Marisol’s parents fear for her safety. In a graphic novel that opens in 1958 Cuba, portrayed in lushly colored tropical scenes, Marisol Alabarce leads a vibrant life with loving parents who encourage her interest in books, food, and plants. ![]()
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