Flight to Freedom Author:Ana Veciana-Suarez After emigrating from Cuba to Miami in 1967, Yara Garcia tries to find her place in her new surroundings, but freedom has its price as her mother unexpectedly begins to demonstrate her newly gained independence while her father joins forces with an anti-Castro militant group. — Writing in the diary which her father gave her, thirteen-year-old Yar... more »a describes life with her family in Havana, Cuba, in 1967 as well as her experiences in Miami, Florida, after immigrating there to be reunited with some relatives while leaving others behind.« less