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Winner of the 2018 Pura Belpre Award! “A book for anyone mending from childhood wounds.”—Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street In this unforgettable multicultural coming-of-age narrative—based on the author’s childhood in the 1960s—a young Cuban-Jewish immigrant girl is adjusting to her new life in New York City when her American dream is suddenly derailed. Ruthie’s plight will intrigue readers, and her powerful story of strength and resilience, full of color, light, and poignancy, will stay with them for a long time. Ruthie Mizrahi and her family recently emigrated from Castro’s Cuba to New York City. Just when she’s finally beginning to gain confidence in her mastery of English—and enjoying her reign as her neighborhood’s hopscotch queen—a horrific car accident leaves her in a body cast and confined her to her bed for a long recovery. As Ruthie’s world shrinks because of her inability to move, her powers of observation and her heart grow larger and she comes to understand how fragile life is, how vulnerable we all are as human beings, and how friends, neighbors, and the power of the arts can sweeten even the worst of times.
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“In Ruthie, Behar creates a character who is a joy to learn about and to champion as her narrow worldview brings relationships and a sense of place to the forefront. Behar’s narration of her own work lends the story an authentic feel… The focus on friendship, the immigrant experience, and coping with tragedy makes this a compelling story.”
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“Ruthie’s story rings true. The language is lyrical and rich, the intersectionality—ethnicity, religion, class, gender—insightful, and the story remarkably engaging…A poignant and relevant retelling of a child immigrant’s struggle to recover from an accident and feel at home in America.”
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“Both poetic and straightforward, this title will appeal to young readers with its respect for their experiences and its warm portrayal of a diverse community.”
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“A book for anyone mending from childhood wounds.”
— Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street
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About Ruth Behar
Ruth Behar is an acclaimed author of adult fiction and nonfiction, as well as fiction for young readers. An anthropology professor at the University of Michigan, she is also co-editor of Women Writing Culture, editor of Bridges to Cuba/Puentes a Cuba, and co-editor of The Portable Island: Cubans at Home in the World. Her honors include a MacArthur “Genius” Award, a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright Senior Fellowship, and a Distinguished Alumna Award from Wesleyan University. Her speaking engagements have taken her to numerous countries worldwide. She was born in Havana, Cuba, grew up in New York City, and has also lived and worked in Spain and Mexico.