Across So Many Seas
NEWBERY HONOR WINNER
SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD HONOR WINNER
Spanning over five hundred years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life.
In 1492, during the Spanish Inquisition, Benvenida and her family are banished from Spain for being Jewish. They journey by foot and by sea, eventually settling in Istanbul. Over four centuries later, in 1923, shortly after the Turkish war of independence, Reina’s father disowns her for a small act of disobedience. He ships her away to live with an aunt in Cuba. In 1961, Reina’s daughter, Alegra, is proud to be a brigadista, teaching literacy…
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May 20, 2025
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
Ruth Behar
Pepita Meets Bebita
Ruth Behar and Gabriel Frye-Behar; illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
Pepita y Bebita (Pepita Meets Bebita Spanish Edition)
Ruth Behar and Gabriel Frye-Behar; illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
Mi buena mala suerte
Ruth Behar
Tía Fortuna's New Home
Ruth Behar; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
El nuevo hogar de Tía Fortuna
Ruth Behar; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
Cartas de Cuba
Ruth Behar
Letters from Cuba
Ruth Behar