The Red Umbrella by Chloe Sanderson https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8 Made with a quick smile en-us 2019-05-13 22:33:42 UTC 2025-03-14 05:01:33 UTC hello@padlet.com 14 year old Lucía Álvarez lives a normal life in Cuba with her mom, dad, and younger brother csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359689000 2019-05-13 22:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359689000 Suddenly Lucía notices lots of changes happening, President Fidel Castro has ordered places like churches and factories to be closed and her friends are attending youth political meetings that are sponsored by Castro's government csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359691061 2019-05-13 22:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359691061 Because of this Lucía's parents have decided to send her and her younger brother, Frankie, to Nebraska, the last thing Lucía sees as her plane leaves is her mother's red umbrella, which is where the books title comes from. csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359691566 2019-05-13 22:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359691566 At first Lucía does not understand why her parents do not support Castro, especially because he promises to make things better for everyone, but when her father is arrested for not turning over all his valuables to the government, she begins to realize that her parents were right csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359691567 2019-05-13 22:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359691567 Lucía and Frankie get placed with a foster family, the Baxter's. They begin to get used to American culture. csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359693322 2019-05-13 23:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359693322 When they arrive in America Lucía and Frankie are separated and but into group homes while they wait for a family to foster them. csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359693821 2019-05-13 23:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359693821 Lucía's parents requested exit visa's so that they can leave Cuba and be with their children again, but that process can take anywhere from 2 months to years csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359694597 2019-05-13 23:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359694597 Lucía's mother was granted an exit visa, but her father was not. The Baxters and the local church help to raise money to give the Álvarez's a house and furniture csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359694758 2019-05-13 23:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359694758 Lucía's mother comes to the United States with her visa and her father is able to sneak out of the country and the Álvarez family is together again csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359695429 2019-05-13 23:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359695429 Lucía misses her parents and home and tries to call them as often as she can, but she is beginning to get more comfortable with her new home and develop a close relationship with the Baxters csanderson3 https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359695664 2019-05-13 23:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csanderson3/6t2wnk02tpf8/wish/359695664