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Thursday, October 21 st at 5:00p.m. Kendall Village West 12405 N Kendall Drive

Thursday, October 21 st at 5:00p.m. Kendall Village West 12405 N Kendall Drive. Visit www.bn.com/bookfairs to support us online from 10/18/10 to 10/22/10 by entering Book fair ID 10307080 at checkout . PPMH Students:.

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Thursday, October 21 st at 5:00p.m. Kendall Village West 12405 N Kendall Drive

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  1. Thursday, October 21st at 5:00p.m. Kendall Village West12405 N Kendall Drive Visit www.bn.com/bookfairs to support us online from 10/18/10 to 10/22/10 by entering Book fair ID 10307080 at checkout.

  2. PPMH Students: Please come out to support your school. All sales of books, magazines, coffee, or any other items will benefit PPMH! Please remember to bring your vouchers in order for our school to receive credit! Students: you will also receive a Homework Pass for attending our Book Fair!

  3. The Red Umbrella The Red Umbrellais the moving tale of a 14-year-old girl's journey from Cuba to America as part of Operation Pedro Pan—an organized exodus of more than 14,000 unaccompanied children, whose parents sent them away to escape Fidel Castro's revolution.In 1961, two years after the Communist revolution, LucíaÁlvarez still leads a carefree life, dreaming of parties and her first crush. But when the soldiers come to her sleepy Cuban town, everything begins to change. Freedoms are stripped away. Neighbors disappear. Her friends feel like strangers. And her family is being watched.As the revolution's impact becomes more oppressive, Lucía's parents make the heart-wrenching decision to send her and her little brother to the United States—on their own.Suddenly plunked down in Nebraska with well-meaning strangers, Lucía struggles to adapt to a new country, a new language, a new way of life. But what of her old life? Will she ever see her home or her parents again? And if she does, will she still be the same girl?The Red Umbrellais a moving story of country, culture, family, and the true meaning of home

  4. Come meet the Author! Christina Diaz Gonzalez, author of The Red Umbrella will share a night with all our PPMH students. Come buy her book and have it signed by the author herself.

  5. Teachers! • You are encouraged to reward your students (however you deem appropriate) that purchase the book The Red Umbrella by the guest author Christina Diaz Gonzalez from the Barnes and Noble Book Fair on Thursday. • Students may also purchase through Barnesandnoble.com/bookfairs using the ID code 10307080 at checkout. • Let’s all work together to make this a SUCCESSFUL event!

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