Lucky Broken Girl
About this book
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.
Subjects
Children's fictionFamily life, fictionNew york (n.y.), fictionImmigrants, fictionNeighbors, fictionJuvenileaward:Pura_Belpre_awardlexile:670lexile_range:601-700age:min:10age:max:11grade:min:5grade:max:6FracturesJuvenile fictionImmigrantsNeighborsCuban AmericansCuban JewsFamiliesHistoryFictionFamily life