Ruth Behar, Lucky Broken Girl
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2017; paperback edition, 2018.
Lucky Broken Girl, winner of the 2018 Pura Belpré Award, is a multicultural coming-of-age novel 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.
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