The Boy Who Said No, An Escape To Freedom Patti Sheehy Oceanview Publishing Historical fiction The Boy Who Said No is a novelised version of the true story of a young man's escape from Cuba to the USA . Frankie is a young teen when Castro comes to power in Cuba and the story details the harsh reality of life under the dictator's policies. The prior regime may have been corrupt, but Fidel's policies bring greater suffering for the majority of people, at least from Frankie's point of view. As time progresses it become more and more clear that things are not going to get better. Some think the Americans will come and rescue them, but that hope soon fades.      Frankie is clever and is taken away to join a special forces unit in the army.   He has no choice in the matter, but becomes highly skilled at his job, the top guy in the team. He finds it hard, however, not to occasionally speak his mind about the huge gap between what the party tells them is true (eg that the people are … [Read more...]