5/21/2023 0 Comments Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar![]() When I sat down to write, I wanted to conjure how I felt at that young age, when it seemed to take forever to get back on my feet. Imagine an immigrant family, just arrived from Cuba, penniless and afraid, and suddenly they have an invalid girl to take care of. ![]() It was a traumatic experience, for me as well as my family and our friends and neighbors. ![]() The story was inspired by the year I spent in a body cast, confined to my bed, when I was 9 going on 10. ![]() What can you tell us about your own experience that inspired this story? Why did you decide to transform your story into a book for young readers? A love letter to a diverse New York City neighborhood and a sensitive portrayal of growing up with unforeseen challenges, Lucky Broken Girl is gentle, heartfelt and highly entertaining. In her year of recovery, Ruthie discovers the love and support of her community and family, but also confronts anger, fear and despair as she comes to terms with her new circumstances and changing personality. ![]() Ruthie Mizrahi and her family are still adjusting to life in America when a car accident leaves Ruthie confined to her bed in a full-body cast. Anthropologist and poet Ruth Behar makes her middle grade debut with Lucky Broken Girl, the story of a young Jewish-Cuban girl in Queens that was inspired by the author’s own experiences. ![]()
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