Ruth Behar

Author of THE VULNERABLE OBSERVER, LUCKY BROKEN GIRL, LETTERS FROM CUBA, TÍA FORTUNA'S NEW HOME, PEPITA MEETS BEBITA, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS

[Jewish Book Council @JewishBook]

This contemporary, intergenerational picture book incorporates Ashkenazi & Sephardic traditions, focusing on Luz & her Abuelita & Abuelito as they celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah. Read more & preorder your copy today! https://t.co/jHtvUWoENz

[Jewish Book Council @JewishBook]

Cover announcement! ✨️We are thrilled to share the gorgeous cover of A SNOWY HANUKKAH FOR LUZ by Ruth Behar, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman. ⁠ ⁠https://t.co/jHtvUWoENz

[The Page Ladies Book Club @ThePageLadies]

#AcrossSoManySeas is a beautifully written heartfelt & poetic, story! It's full of culture, history & powerful girlhood moments. Like time travel with soul. Thank you @ruthbehar

QOTD Do you like to travel?

[Penguin Kids @penguinkids]

@LynMullalyHunt @Chasten Happy #BookBirthday to Across So Many Seas by @ruthbehar

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. Now in paperback! Ages 10 & up.

➡️https://t.co/b1A9Rr8oXC

[Listening Library @LLAudiobooks]

.@ruthbehar

[Ruth Behar @ruthbehar]

Thinking About Deportation, from 1492 to 2025 https://t.co/NrDdLe1qX2

[Ruth Behar @ruthbehar]

So honored Across So Many Seas is a finalist for such a wonderful award! #PADIBA2025 @MCChildsBookDay

[FedericoErebia | PEDRO&DANIEL @FedericoErebia]

The Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards:

WINNERS
Sister Friend
The Maid and the Crocodile

FINALISTS
A Kurta to Remember
Snow Steps
Across So Many Seas
The Color of Sound

#PADIBA #PADIBA2025 @ReadYourWorld #BookTwitter @ruthbehar @EmilyBarthIsler

[FedericoErebia | PEDRO&DANIEL @FedericoErebia]

The Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards:

MG/YA WINNER
The Maid and the Crocodile

FINALISTS
Across So Many Seas
The Color of Sound

#PADIBA #PADIBA2025 @ReadYourWorld #BookTwitter #TeacherTwitter #LibraryTwitter @ruthbehar @EmilyBarthIsler

[E Train Talks Books @ETrainsWorld]

In case you missed my interview with 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Honor & Newbery Honor @ruthbehar about her beautiful book, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS, I invite you to watch our fascinating talk ♥️Click the link for the full interview:
https://t.co/YXT76ZVBAa

#STBA #teachers #readingcommunity #kidlit #mglit #etraintalks #HistoricalFiction ✡️

[Nancy Paulsen @nancyrosep]

Happy birthday @JackieWoodson

[E Train Talks Books @ETrainsWorld]

I invite you to watch my talk with the wonderful author @ruthbehar ❤️✡️📚
https://t.co/Sk2WMfZsXv

[E Train Talks Books @ETrainsWorld]

As part of the Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour, it's my privledge to share my interview with Sydney Taylor Book Honor & 2025 Newbery Honor recipient the wonderful author @ruthbehar ❤️ Click the link & watch our talk. ➡️https://t.co/XB1OcGfKlx

In this video I'm talking with author & cultural anthropologist Dr. Ruth Behar about her award-winning #MGlit novel, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS.

#sydneytaylorbookaward #blogtour #readingcommunity #newberyhonor #kidlit #teachers #libraries #STBA #Jewish #etraintalks #AcrossSoManySeas @JewishLibraries

[John Schu @MrSchuReads]

"It’s such a meaningful affirmation. I feel I’m being told to keep writing." —Dr. @ruthbehar https://t.co/bvdIJ7C0E5

[Ruth Behar @ruthbehar]

@MrSchuReads Thank you for the interview!! 🙏❤️

[Jeanne Walker Harvey 📚 @JeanneWHarvey]

"I thought of Abuela and the ancestors and felt such awe. The next day, after the announcement, I told Mami and Papi, who are 89 and 91. They’d never heard of the Newbery, but were glad my book had won a prize."-@ruthbehar

[Hanna R. Neier @hanna_neier]

Woohoo! I see some favorites by @EmilyBarthIsler and @ruthbehar on this list! Congrats to all!

#writingcommunity #kidlit #mgbooks

[Ruth Behar @ruthbehar]

So honored #acrosssomanyseas is on the MG/YA longlist for The 2025 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award! #PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #ReadYourWorld🙏❤️

[FedericoErebia | PEDRO&DANIEL @FedericoErebia]

The 2025 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards
Judging Committee announced the longlists and commended titles.

To view and purchase these books at a discounted price:
https://t.co/ZZ1azddXK5

LONGLIST: Middle Grade and Young Adult

A Two-Placed Heart (@tubooks, @LEEandLOW)
Written by Doan Phuong Nguyen

Across So Many Seas (@nancyrosep, @penguinrandom)
Written by @ruthbehar

Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf (@TundraBooks, PRH)
Written by Deke Moulton

Lockjaw (Tundra, PRH)
Written by Matteo L. Cerilli

My So-Called Family (@fsgbooks, @MacmillanUSA)
Written by Gia Gordon

The Color of Sound (@CarolrhodaLab, @LernerBooks)
Written by @EmilyBarthIsler

The Diamond Explorer (@DuttonBooks, PRH)
Written by @kaokaliayang

The Maid and the Crocodile (Amulet, @ABRAMSbooks)
Written by Jordan Ifueko

The No-Girlfriend Rule (Atheneum; @simonschuster)
Written by @bycrandall

They Thought They Buried Us (Carolrhoda Lab, Lerner Publishing Group)
Written by Noneiqa Ramos

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PADIBA details:

The winners and finalists will be announced in late April.

The submissions window for the 2026 awards will be
July 1 - August 31, 2025

For more information: https://t.co/zZmK3T5VrK
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#PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #ReadYourWorld @MCChildsBookDay  #BookTwitter #TeacherTwitter #LibraryTwitter

[Listening Library @LLAudiobooks]

.@ruthbehar

[Nancy Paulsen @nancyrosep]

Congrats Ruth! It’s an amazing book!

[Ruth Behar @ruthbehar]

I am so heartened to learn that #acrosssomanyseas is on 2024 best books lists. Warm thanks to my amazing editor @nancyrosep and the team at @penguinkids!