Behar, Ruth,  1956- <br/><br/>
Lucky broken girl / 
Ruth Behar. 
 - 257 pages ;  20 cm 
<br/><br/> First published in the United States of America by Nancy Paulsen Books in 2017. 
<br/><br/>Miss Hopscotch Queen of Queens. I am not dumb -- Go-go boots -- Stop cruing about Cuba -- Poco a poco -- Papi's blue Oldsmobile -- Lucky -- My Bed Is My Island. A baby in diapers again -- Get Well -- A teacher all to myself -- If Mami stops taking care of me -- They come to see the little piggy in the barn -- A flashlight and Nancy Drew to the rescue -- A Stone in My Heart. Help me not to hate -- Sky everywhere -- A sadder story -- Chicho comes from Mexico -- Frida, the guardian angel of wounded artists -- Applause, applause -- Birthday wish -- Please take care of these Muchachitos in the next world -- A white rose in July or January -- Resting on the Point of a Star. One golde lamé sandal -- My royal typewriter -- The snowman -- The shell is inside me now -- Welcome back to the world -- If Your Dreams Are Small, They Can Get Lost. True friend -- I get to shine in the smart class -- You can't hug the wall forever -- The broken girl says thank you -- A new Ruthie -- Author's note : the grown-up Ruthie remembers Ruthie. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Junior High School  English 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English 
<br/><br/> Pura Belpre Award. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780399546457 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2021351056 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fractures--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Neighbors--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Cuban Americans--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Jews, Cuban--United States--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Families--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Fractures--Fiction.<br/>Family life--Fiction.<br/>Immigrants--Fiction.<br/>Cuban Americans--Fiction.<br/>Neighbors--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Queens (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Queens (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.1.B447  / Luc 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.83 B39  / 2018