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Starred Review on October 1, 2014 | Multimedia Review
Gr 5 Up—In this documentary, how can Cuba, baseball, a bar mitzvah, and a grandfather be connected into one fabulous story? For his upcoming bar mitzvah, Mica Schneider from California's Bay Area decides to send baseball equipment to Cuba for his community service project. (He loves baseball.) His grandfather lived in the island nation as a child refugee from Nazi Germany, which led to the idea for this project. Due to political embargoes, Mica's generous donations for Cuban children can't be directly shipped. Determination propels h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More