Coming Up Cuban: Rising Past Castro’s Shadow Audiobook, by Sonia Manzano Play Audiobook Sample

Coming Up Cuban: Rising Past Castro’s Shadow Audiobook

Coming Up Cuban: Rising Past Castro’s Shadow Audiobook, by Sonia Manzano Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Rebecca Soler, Sonia Manzano, Giordan Diaz, Gary Tiedemann, Viva Font, Vivia Font Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2022 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781338801279

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

125

Longest Chapter Length:

05:17 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

25 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

03:02 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

From Pura Belpré Honoree and Emmy-award winning actor Sonia Manzano--best known as "Maria" from Sesame Street--comesthe expansive and timeless story of four children who must carve out a path for themselves in the wake of Fidel Castro's rise topower.

Fifteen-time Emmy Award winner and Pura Belpre honoree Sonia Manzano examines the impact of the 1959 Cuban Revolutionon four children from very different walks of life.In the wake of a new regime in Cuba, Ana, Miguel, Zulema, and Juan learn to find a place for themselves in a world foreverchanged. In a tumultuous moment of history, we see the lasting effects of a revolution in Havana, the countryside, Miami, and NewYork. Through these snapshot stories, we are reminded that regardless of any tumultuous times, we are all forever connected inour humanity.

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About Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano has affected the lives of millions since the early 1970s, as the actress who defined the role of “Maria” on the acclaimed television series Sesame Street. Sonia has won fifteen Emmy Awards for her television writing and is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Arts and Sciences. People magazine named Sonia one of America’s most influential Hispanics. This is Sonia’s first novel. She lives in New York City.

About the Narrators

Rebecca Soler is a film and voice-over actress and winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards for audiobook narration. Her voice-over credits include various video games, like Star Wars: The Old Republic and Red Dead Redemption, and television shows such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Emily Rankin is an audio narrator and winner of two AudioFile Earphones Awards.

Xe Sands has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of the Nightwalkers series from Jaquelyn Frank. She has received several honors, including AudioFile Earphones Awards and a coveted Audie Award, and she was named Favorite Debut Romance Narrator of 2011 in the Romance Audiobooks poll.