Tia Fortuna's New Home

By Ruth Behar

A poignant multicultural ode to family and what it means to create a home as one girl helps her T a move away from her beloved Miami apartment.

When Estrella's T a 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. T a 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 T a.

A lyrical book about tradition, culture, and togetherness, T a Fortuna's New Home explores T a and Estrella's Sephardic Jewish and Cuban heritage. Through T a's journey, Estrella will learn that as long as you have your family, home is truly where the heart is.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMZL49BK
• ISBN13: 9798855009774
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 25 Pages
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3