The book is written by Professor Jiao Zhenheng and published by the World Affair Publishing House in October 2003. In 1999 a shipwreck made Elian, who was at the age of 9, lost his mother in the sea when they were trying to enter into the United States illegally and then he unexpectedly became a new focus in the tension of Cuban-American Relations. The Cuban government showed a great courage and persisted in asking the US government to allow Elian to be reunited with his father living in Cuba. After much confrontation and negotiation between the two governments, small Elian ultimately left the USA and returned to his homeland.