Leaving Glorytown: One Boy's Struggle Under Castro by Eduardo Calcines is a memoir about the author's experience as a child growing up under Communist rule in Cuba. When Eduardo was three-years-old, his life was turned upside down when Fidel Castro took over Cuba. His family was forced to survive on rations of horse meat that could barely keep alive a single prisoner, let alone a family. He was also forced to go to a Communist school that only taught about Russia and other Communists. Eduardo, however, finds strength in his friends and family.
The Lincolns by Candace Fleming is a fabulous non-fiction book about the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Everyone has heard the story of Abraham Lincoln, but I loved it because it also told the story of Mary Lincoln. It was interesting to see the contrast between Abrahams and Marys childhood. Abraham was a hard working farm boy and Mary never worked a day in her life, coming from a rich family. In this book the reader also learns about the lives of the Lincoln's sons, Tad, William and Thomas.
