It is 1957 in Marianao, a suburb of Havana. Adela Santiago is 13 years old and lives in a small blue house with her mother, father, brother, and grandfather. And yet something is amiss. The students on her street are disappearing. Not only that but her parents' marriage seems to be disintegrating and her cousin is caught up in a bombing at the Hotel Nacional. Welcome to a world where a revolution is brewing. Welcome to Cuba.

About the Author
Viviana Prado-Nunez is the winner of the 2017 Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature for The Art of White Roses. She was born in 1998 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and lives in the United States where she is a student at Columbia University in the City of New York. This is her first novel which she wrote when she was still in high school.

Reviews
"The Art of White Roses is a gorgeously written story, full of nuance, sadness, and the joy of growing up. A terrific debut from an exciting new voice in young people's literature." - Daniel Jose Older, New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning YA series, The Shadowshaper Cypher.


Awards
Winner of Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature 2017.



Book Information
ISBN 9781999776824
Author Viviana Prado-Nunez
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Papillote Press
Publisher Papillote Press