Author record · 2017 to 2025
Ruth Behar: Awards and Best-of Lists
Ruth Behar has won 1 award, the Pura Belpré Award (2018) for Lucky Broken Girl, with 4 shortlist or finalist places and 9 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Across So Many Seas | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2025 | Across So Many Seas | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Pepita y bebita | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Across So Many Seas | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2024 | Pepita y bebita | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Los mejores libros en español | |
| 2024 | Across So Many Seas | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children's Picture Book | |
| 2022 | Tía Fortuna's New Home | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2020 | Letters From Cuba | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2020 | Letters From Cuba | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2018 | Lucky Broken Girl | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Author | |
| 2017 | Lucky Broken Girl | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children's Literature | |
| 2017 | Lucky Broken Girl | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade |
Books
- Across So Many Seas4 sources · 2024 to 2025
- Lucky Broken Girl3 sources · 2017 to 2018
- Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey3 sources · 2022
- Letters From Cuba2 sources · 2020
- Pepita y bebita1 source · 2024