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Tía Fortuna's new home  Cover Image Book Book

Tía Fortuna's new home / written by Ruth Behar ; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth.

Behar, Ruth, 1956- (author.). Holzwarth, Devon, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Estrella learns about her Cuban and Jewish heritage as she helps her aunt move from her Miami apartment to an assisted living community.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593172414
  • ISBN: 0593172418
  • ISBN: 9780593172421
  • ISBN: 0593172426
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]
Subject: Congregate housing > Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household > Juvenile fiction.
Cuban Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > Juvenile fiction.
Aunts > Juvenile fiction.
Sephardim > Juvenile fiction.
Miami (Fla.) > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch GRO JP Behar 31681003079241 PICTUREPBK Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Estrella learns about her Cuban and Jewish heritage as she helps her aunt move from her Miami apartment to an assisted living community.
  • Baker & Taylor
    As her Aunt Tía prepares to move into an assisted living community, Estrella learns about both her Cuban and Jewish cultures as they learn to say goodbye together and explore a new beginning for Tía. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
  • Random House, Inc.
    A poignant multicultural ode to family and what it means to create a home as one girl helps her Tía move away from her beloved Miami apartment.

    When Estrella's Tía Fortuna has to say goodbye to her longtime Miami apartment building, The Seaway, to move to an assisted living community, Estrella spends the day with her. Tía explains the significance of her most important possessions from both her Cuban and Jewish culture, as they learn to say goodbye together and explore a new beginning for Tía.

    A lyrical book about tradition, culture, and togetherness, Tía Fortuna's New Home explores Tía and Estrella's Sephardic Jewish and Cuban heritage. Through Tía's journey, Estrella will learn that as long as you have your family, home is truly where the heart is.

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