{"product_id":"lucky-broken-girl-ruth-behar-9780399546457","title":"Lucky Broken Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 Pura Belpre Award  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A book for anyone mending from childhood wounds.\"--Sandra Cisneros, author of \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Behar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0399546456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399546457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Paulsen Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e188393 \/ Lucky Broken Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pura Belpre Award - Winner","brand":"Ruth Behar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052127580415,"sku":"9780399546457","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1072a95-4ca8-4bc7-aec2-23bc141c6c62.jpg?v=1685017100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lucky-broken-girl-ruth-behar-9780399546457","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}