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3.75 of 5 stars
The remarkable story of how a teenager rescued from Castro’s Cuba rose to become a United States senator

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Feb 09, 2012
Melanie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A pleasure to read history through the eyes of someone who actually lived through it. His experience as an immigrant to our country was inspiring and an affirmation that a good work ethic is essential to success for immigrants and native Americans alike! We can all learn from his story.
Jan 27, 2012
Courtney rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I enjoyed reading the story of the former senator from Florida who grew up in Orlando after being smuggled out of Cuba.
May 08, 2010
Heather rated it: 3 of 5 stars
It was hard to rate this book. It's totally a extend-my-political-campaign book, written with a ghostwriter, but I learned a lot about Cuban American immigrants. I had never heard of the Peter Pan (Pedro Pan in Spanish) program before, so that was fascinating.
Sep 29, 2011
Nick marked it as to-read
May 08, 2010
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Nov 20, 2008
Maureen rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 04, 2008
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Aug 13, 2008
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