EPISODE · Feb 20, 2024 · 42 MIN
Ep. 35: Ruth Behar on Writing Middle Grade, Being a Cultural Anthropologist, and Salsa Dancing
from Middle Grade Matters · host Shannon Balloon
On this episode, I talk with middle grade author and cultural anthropologist Ruth Behar. We talk about Across So Many Seas, her new middle grade novel that spans over 500 years, as well as what it was like when she won the prestigious Pura Belpré Award for her book Lucky Broken Girl.From the Publisher: Across So Many Seas 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.For bonus content and info on upcoming episodes, subscribe to the Middle Grade Matters newsletter here: Newsletter, and follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter.I love audiobooks! If you do, too, consider switching to Libro.fm, a platform that supports indy bookstores.If you're enjoying this podcast, please leave a rating and review (thank you!).
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On this episode, I talk with middle grade author and cultural anthropologist Ruth Behar. We talk about Across So Many Seas, her new middle grade novel that spans over 500 years, as well as what it was like when she won the prestigious Pura Belpré Award for her book Lucky Broken Girl. From the Publisher: Across So Many Seas 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. For bonus content and ...
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