Ruth Behar
@ruthbehar.bsky.social
Newbery Honor Award-winning and Pura Belpré Award–winning author of THE VULNERABLE OBSERVER, LUCKY BROKEN GIRL, LETTERS FROM CUBA, TÍA FORTUNA'S NEW HOME, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS. Co-author with Gabriel Frye-Behar of PEPITA MEETS BEBITA.
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Not only is our world vulnerable, but we’ve all become vulnerable observers as we move about our lives concerned about the next catastrophe. Just ask @ruthbehar.bsky.social. #HispanicHeritageMonth
How We All Became Vulnerable Observers
By Ruth Behar | When I called myself a vulnerable observer twenty-five years ago, most other scholars looked at me askance. The word “vulnerable” wasn’t on everyone’s lips then, so it always took a mo...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Not only is our world vulnerable, but we’ve all become vulnerable observers as we move about our lives concerned about the next catastrophe. Just ask @ruthbehar.bsky.social. #HispanicHeritageMonth
Exciting book news!! My son @gabrielfryebehar.bsky.social and I have co-authored a second picture book, Picadillo for Paulina, which will be coming out in Summer 2026 with Norton Young Readers!! Delighted to be working with editor Simon Boughton and artist Erika Rodriguez Medina. ❤️
July 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Exciting book news!! My son @gabrielfryebehar.bsky.social and I have co-authored a second picture book, Picadillo for Paulina, which will be coming out in Summer 2026 with Norton Young Readers!! Delighted to be working with editor Simon Boughton and artist Erika Rodriguez Medina. ❤️
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Coming soon: new projects from @sylvialiu.bsky.social @jashar.bsky.social @cassandradraws.bsky.social @ruthbehar.bsky.social + more buff.ly/C8hGBMb
July 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Coming soon: new projects from @sylvialiu.bsky.social @jashar.bsky.social @cassandradraws.bsky.social @ruthbehar.bsky.social + more buff.ly/C8hGBMb
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I'm interviewing all of the 2025 Newbery Winners LIVE on the Real Page-Turner Stage at #ALAAC25. Come by at 9:30 on Saturday, June 28th to see Erin Entrada Kelly, Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Kate O'Shaughnessy
June 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I'm interviewing all of the 2025 Newbery Winners LIVE on the Real Page-Turner Stage at #ALAAC25. Come by at 9:30 on Saturday, June 28th to see Erin Entrada Kelly, Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Kate O'Shaughnessy
Looking forward to being at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social conference this weekend!
June 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Looking forward to being at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social conference this weekend!
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The Sydney Taylor Honor and Newbery Honor award-winning book by @ruthbehar.bsky.social is now in paperback! Get free resources for ACROSS SO MANY SEAS to bring this historical novel into your class or library!
Across So Many Seas - Penguin Classroom Portal
NEWBERY HONOR WINNERSYDNEY 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 ...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Sydney Taylor Honor and Newbery Honor award-winning book by @ruthbehar.bsky.social is now in paperback! Get free resources for ACROSS SO MANY SEAS to bring this historical novel into your class or library!
Happy to announce that today is the paperback release day of Across So Many Seas!! 🙏💙🧿
May 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Happy to announce that today is the paperback release day of Across So Many Seas!! 🙏💙🧿
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The Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award MG/YA finalists!
ACROSS SO MANY SEAS
@ruthbehar.bsky.social
THE COLOR OF SOUND
@emilybarthisler.bsky.social
More details: ReadYourWorld.org/awards
#PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #KidlitBookNews #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #TLSky #SkyBrarians #edusky
ACROSS SO MANY SEAS
@ruthbehar.bsky.social
THE COLOR OF SOUND
@emilybarthisler.bsky.social
More details: ReadYourWorld.org/awards
#PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #KidlitBookNews #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #TLSky #SkyBrarians #edusky
April 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award MG/YA finalists!
ACROSS SO MANY SEAS
@ruthbehar.bsky.social
THE COLOR OF SOUND
@emilybarthisler.bsky.social
More details: ReadYourWorld.org/awards
#PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #KidlitBookNews #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #TLSky #SkyBrarians #edusky
ACROSS SO MANY SEAS
@ruthbehar.bsky.social
THE COLOR OF SOUND
@emilybarthisler.bsky.social
More details: ReadYourWorld.org/awards
#PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #KidlitBookNews #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #TLSky #SkyBrarians #edusky
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Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! Thank you to all the librarians and library workers out there. Use this week to get active in the library in your community: check out a book, go to a program, and/or attend a library board meeting. #BookSky
April 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! Thank you to all the librarians and library workers out there. Use this week to get active in the library in your community: check out a book, go to a program, and/or attend a library board meeting. #BookSky
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Happy School Library Month! (Day 4)
"School librarians are memory-keepers and story-keepers and the guardians of all the knowledge of the universe." — @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...
"School librarians are memory-keepers and story-keepers and the guardians of all the knowledge of the universe." — @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...
Newbery Honor Author Ruth Behar
I asked Erin Entrada Kelly, Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Kate O'Shaughnessy to each answer two questions and finish tw...
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April 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Happy School Library Month! (Day 4)
"School librarians are memory-keepers and story-keepers and the guardians of all the knowledge of the universe." — @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...
"School librarians are memory-keepers and story-keepers and the guardians of all the knowledge of the universe." — @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...
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Thank you!♥️ It was an honor to interview the wonderful @ruthbehar.bsky.social
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My Interview with 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award & Newbery Honoree Ruth Behar!
YouTube video by E Train Talks Books
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February 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Thank you!♥️ It was an honor to interview the wonderful @ruthbehar.bsky.social
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As part of the @jewishlibraries.bsky.social 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.bsky.social
#STBA #booksky #mglit #kidlit #Jewish #blogger
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#STBA #booksky #mglit #kidlit #Jewish #blogger
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My Interview with 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award & Newbery Honoree Ruth Behar!
YouTube video by E Train Talks Books
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February 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As part of the @jewishlibraries.bsky.social 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.bsky.social
#STBA #booksky #mglit #kidlit #Jewish #blogger
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#STBA #booksky #mglit #kidlit #Jewish #blogger
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On today's final blog tour stop: @ruthbehar.bsky.social, author of ACROSS SO MANY SEAS, Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category! @etraintalks.bsky.social
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#STBA
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View the full blog tour schedule at jewishlibraries.org/2025-blog-to...
#STBA
February 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On today's final blog tour stop: @ruthbehar.bsky.social, author of ACROSS SO MANY SEAS, Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category! @etraintalks.bsky.social
Hosted at etraintalks.com/sydney-taylo...
View the full blog tour schedule at jewishlibraries.org/2025-blog-to...
#STBA
Hosted at etraintalks.com/sydney-taylo...
View the full blog tour schedule at jewishlibraries.org/2025-blog-to...
#STBA
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I interviewed @erinentrada.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/two-..., Lesa Cline-Ransome mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb..., @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb..., and @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb... this week.
February 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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"That my writing is appreciated at this stage of my life, now that I’m a grandmother, means everything to me." —Dr. @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...
Newbery Honor Author Ruth Behar
I asked Erin Entrada Kelly, Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Kate O'Shaughnessy to each answer two questions and finish tw...
mrschureads.blogspot.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"That my writing is appreciated at this stage of my life, now that I’m a grandmother, means everything to me." —Dr. @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...
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#TLSkyChat "School librarians are memory-keepers and story-keepers and the guardians of all the knowledge of the universe." — @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...
Newbery Honor Author Ruth Behar
I asked Erin Entrada Kelly, Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Kate O'Shaughnessy to each answer two questions and finish tw...
mrschureads.blogspot.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
#TLSkyChat "School librarians are memory-keepers and story-keepers and the guardians of all the knowledge of the universe." — @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...
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Spanning over 500 years, this Newbery Honor-winning novel @ruthbehar.bsky.social 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.
Get FREE resources for your your class/library! #BookSky #EDUSky
Get FREE resources for your your class/library! #BookSky #EDUSky
Across So Many Seas - Penguin Classroom Portal
“As lyrical as it is epic, Across So Many Seas reminds us that while the past may be another country, it’s also a living, breathing song of sadness and joy that helps define who we are.” –Alan Gratz, ...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Spanning over 500 years, this Newbery Honor-winning novel @ruthbehar.bsky.social 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.
Get FREE resources for your your class/library! #BookSky #EDUSky
Get FREE resources for your your class/library! #BookSky #EDUSky
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What better way to start the week than with the Youth Media Awards! Find out more about these Newbery, Caldecott, and other award winning books for young readers!
Explore the booklist: penguinschoollibrary.com/2025PenguinY...
Explore the booklist: penguinschoollibrary.com/2025PenguinY...
January 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What better way to start the week than with the Youth Media Awards! Find out more about these Newbery, Caldecott, and other award winning books for young readers!
Explore the booklist: penguinschoollibrary.com/2025PenguinY...
Explore the booklist: penguinschoollibrary.com/2025PenguinY...
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Congratulations @ruthbehar.bsky.social!!
I'm thrilled & grateful to have received a Newbery Honor Award & a Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award for my book, ACROSS SO MY SEAS. Thanks to my amazing editor @nancyrosep.bsky.social & the @penguinschoollib.bsky.social team & my family & ancestors whose stories of resilience I will never forget.
January 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Congratulations @ruthbehar.bsky.social!!
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WooHOO!!! A Sydney Taylor Honor AND a Newbery Honor!! Did you hear me yelling for you, @ruthbehar.bsky.social and @nancyrosep.bsky.social !!!? HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ❤️
January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
WooHOO!!! A Sydney Taylor Honor AND a Newbery Honor!! Did you hear me yelling for you, @ruthbehar.bsky.social and @nancyrosep.bsky.social !!!? HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ❤️
I'm thrilled & grateful to have received a Newbery Honor Award & a Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award for my book, ACROSS SO MY SEAS. Thanks to my amazing editor @nancyrosep.bsky.social & the @penguinschoollib.bsky.social team & my family & ancestors whose stories of resilience I will never forget.
January 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I'm thrilled & grateful to have received a Newbery Honor Award & a Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award for my book, ACROSS SO MY SEAS. Thanks to my amazing editor @nancyrosep.bsky.social & the @penguinschoollib.bsky.social team & my family & ancestors whose stories of resilience I will never forget.
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YAY! ACROSS SO MANY SEAS by @ruthbehar.bsky.social is a a Sydney Taylor Book Award Middle Grade Honor! We’re so happy 🐧🧡
January 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
YAY! ACROSS SO MANY SEAS by @ruthbehar.bsky.social is a a Sydney Taylor Book Award Middle Grade Honor! We’re so happy 🐧🧡
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WOW WOW WOW! ACROSS SO MANY SEAS is a Newbery Honor winner! We are over the moon for @ruthbehar.bsky.social congratulations! 🎉🥹
January 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
WOW WOW WOW! ACROSS SO MANY SEAS is a Newbery Honor winner! We are over the moon for @ruthbehar.bsky.social congratulations! 🎉🥹
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Amazing news! Congratulations, @ruthbehar.bsky.social!
January 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Amazing news! Congratulations, @ruthbehar.bsky.social!