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The epic fail of Arturo Zamora

by Pablo Cartaya

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When his family's restaurant and Cuban American neighborhood in Miami are threatened by a greedy land developer, thirteen-year-old Arturo, joined by Carmen, a cute poetry enthusiast, fight back, discovering the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of José Martí.

Cuban AmericansFamiliesNeighborhoodsFamily-owned business enterprisesCommunity lifePoetryFamily lifeReal estate developmentInterpersonal relationsHispanic AmericansFictionRestaurants