{"product_id":"across-so-many-seas-9780593323427","title":"Across So Many Seas","description":"\u003cb\u003eSpanning over five hundred years, Pura Belpr� 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e1492\u003c\/b\u003e, during the Spanish Inquisition, Benvenida and her family are banished from Spain for being Jewish. They journey by foot and by sea, eventually settling in Istanbul. Over four centuries later, in\u003cb\u003e 1923\u003c\/b\u003e, 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. In \u003cb\u003e1961\u003c\/b\u003e, Reina's daughter, Alegra, is proud to be a brigadista, teaching literacy in the countryside. But soon Fidel Castro's crackdowns force her to flee to Miami, leaving her parents behind. In \u003cb\u003e2003\u003c\/b\u003e, Alegra's daughter, Paloma, is fascinated by all the journeys that had to happen before she could be born. A keeper of memories, she's thrilled to learn more about her heritage on a trip to Spain, where she makes a momentous discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough many years and many seas separate these girls, they are united by their desire to belong and to matter, and by the haunting beauty they find in sad Spanish songs--and each is lucky to stand on the shoulders of her courageous ancestors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuth Behar (RuthBehar.com), the Pura Belpr? Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLucky Broken Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLetters from Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAcross So Many Seas\u003c\/i\u003e, was born in Havana, Cuba, grew up in New York, and has also lived in Spain and Mexico. Her work also includes poetry, memoir, and the acclaimed travel books \u003ci\u003eAn Island Called Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraveling Heavy\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the first Latina to win a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant, and other honors include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and being named a \"Great Immigrant\" by the Carnegie Corporation. An anthropology professor at the University of Michigan, she lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276881658130,"sku":"9780593323427","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8bfb216-b5ba-40ca-9925-8ee7b2c53be4.jpg?v=1748524287","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/across-so-many-seas-9780593323427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}