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Lucky broken girl /

Behar, Ruth, 1956-

Lucky broken girl / Ruth Behar. - pages cm

In 1960s New York, fifth-grader Ruthie, a Cuban-Jewish immigrant, must rely on books, art, her family, and friends in her multicultural neighborhood when an accident puts her in a body cast.



Pura Belpr ÌAuthor Award, 2018.

9780399546440 (hardback)

2016022378


Fractures--Fiction.
Family life--New York (State)--New York--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Cuban Americans--Fiction.
Neighbors--Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino.
JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings.


Queens (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction.


Contemporary realistic fiction.
Multicultural fiction.

PZ7.1.B447 / Luc 2017

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