Title: Lucky broken girl
Description: Ruthie Mizrahi and her family recently emigrated from Castro's Cuba to New York City. Just when she's finally beginning to gain confidence in her mastery of English--and enjoying her reign as her neighborhood's hopscotch queen--a horrific car accident leaves her in a body cast and confined her to her bed for a long recovery.
Subjects: Fractures, Cuban Americans, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Families, Juvenile fiction, Immigrants, Family life, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings, Neighbors, JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, History
Places: New York (State), New York, Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Time periods: 20th century