Forest World

Edver is sent off to Cuba for the summer to stay with a father he doesn't even remember. Who does he discover is also there? A sister he never knew about. His father is carefully guarding a remote part of the rainforest from those who would take its treasures while his mother travels the world seeking species once thought to be extinct. Then Edver and his sister learn of the presence in the forest of a man who would steal its treasures and they must work together to battle him.

Cuba came alive for me in this story, with its native animals and forests along with the difficult lives of the people living there. It's a novel story, a fascinating story of conflict and confusion and relationships and resolve.