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A través de los mares / Across So Many Seas

A través de los mares / Across So Many Seas

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El deseo de pertenecer a algún lugar y el amor por la vida unen a las cuatro protagonistas de la nueva novela de Ruth Behar, autora ganadora del Premio Pura Belpré  ESPAÑA, 1492: La familia de Benvenida huye de la Inquisición. Todos están en peligro si no renuncian a sus creencias religiosas. TURQUÍA, 1923: Después de la Guerra de Independencia, Reina confía en que tendrá más libertad. Pero su padre la castiga, exiliándola a Cuba. CUBA, 1961: Alegra, la hija de Reina, se ilusiona con el triunfo de la Revolución. No sospecha que sus días en la isla están contados. MIAMI, 2003: A Paloma, la hija de Alegra, le fascinan esas historias familiares que, después de siglos, lograron llevarla a un lugar seguro. Viaja a España, junto a sus padres y a su abuela Reina para comprender mejor su pasado, pero no se imaginan lo que descubrirán en su viaje.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONSpanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award-winner, Ruth Behar's, epic novel 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. In 1492, during the Spanish Inquisition, Benvenida and her family are banished from Spain for being Jewish, and must flee the country or be killed. They journey by foot and by sea, eventually settling in Istanbul. Over four centuries later, in 1923, shortly after the Turkish war of independence, Reina’s father disowns her for a small act of disobedience. He ships her away to live with an aunt in Cuba, to be wed in an arranged marriage when she turns fifteen.   In 1961, Reina’s daughter, Alegra, is proud to be a brigadista, teaching literacy in the countryside for Fidel Castro. But soon Castro’s crackdowns force her to flee to Miami all alone, leaving her parents behind. Finally, in 2003, Alegra’s daughter, Paloma, is excited to travel from her home in Miami to visit Spain with her parents and Grandma Reina. In a museum there, she sees a note preserved from the Middle Ages that, unbeknownst to her, was written by her ancestor Benvenida just bef

English Translation

Across So Many Seas

Spanning more than five centuries, this epic novel by Pura Belpré Award-winner Ruth Behar follows four girls from different generations of a Jewish family forced again and again to leave home and start anew. In 1492, Benvenida flees Spain during the Inquisition; in 1923, her descendant Reina is exiled to Cuba by her father; in 1961, Reina's daughter Alegra lives through the upheaval of the Cuban Revolution; and in 2003, Alegra's daughter Paloma travels to Spain to uncover her family's long, hidden history of survival, faith, and belonging.

Reading Levels

Ages:

  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14+

Grades:

  • Grade 5
  • Grade 6-8

Book Details

Vendor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

Binding: Paperback

Type: Chapter Book

Copyright: 2024

Publisher: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

Genre: Historical Fiction

Fiction or Non Fiction: Fiction

Subject: Family

Type of Spanish Book: Bilingual

Pages: 272

Author/Illustrator Details

Author: Ruth Behar
Author Origin: United States
Illustrator: None
IIlustrator Origin: None

Weight/Dimensions

Dimensions: 8 x 5.21 x .62 (Inches)

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