Ruth Behar

Ruth Behar

Ruth Behar, the Pura Belpré Award–winning author of Lucky Broken Girl, was born in Havana, Cuba, grew up in New York, and has also lived in Spain and Mexico. In addition to writing for young people, her work includes poetry, memoir, and the acclaimed travel books An Island Called Home and Traveling Heavy, which explore her return journeys to Cuba and her search for home. She was the first Latina to win a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, and other honors include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, and being named a “Great Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation. She is an anthropology professor at the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 
Gabriel Frye-Behar is a Brooklyn-based writer, filmmaker and photographer. He has a BFA in…

Across So Many Seas

Across So Many Seas

Ruth Behar
Pepita Meets Bebita

Pepita Meets Bebita

Ruth Behar and Gabriel Frye-Behar; illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
Pepita y Bebita (Pepita Meets Bebita Spanish Edition)

Pepita y Bebita (Pepita Meets Bebita Spanish Edition)

Ruth Behar and Gabriel Frye-Behar; illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
Mi buena mala suerte Tía Fortuna's New Home

Tía Fortuna's New Home

Ruth Behar; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
El nuevo hogar de Tía Fortuna

El nuevo hogar de Tía Fortuna

Ruth Behar; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
Cartas de Cuba

Cartas de Cuba

Ruth Behar
Letters from Cuba

Letters from Cuba

Ruth Behar
Lucky Broken Girl

Lucky Broken Girl

Ruth Behar

Books by Ruth Behar from Beacon Press

The Vulnerable Observer Translated Woman

Translated Woman

Ruth Behar
Cubana

Cubana

Ruth Behar