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== Biography ==
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Caridad Ferrer was born in Manhattan and grew up in Florida. A first-generation Cuban American, she infuses her fiction with various aspects of cultural heritage, including those years she spent in Cleveland. She was nominated 2007 [[RITA]] in the [[RITA®: Best First Book|Best First Book]] and [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Best Contemporary Single Title]] categories for her novel ''[[Adiós to My Old Life]]'', winning the latter.
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She also writes under the name Barbara Ferrer.
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'''Barbara Caridad Ferrer''' is a first generation, bilingual Cuban-American, whose young adult debut, Adiós to My Old Life won the Romance Writers of America’s 2007 RITA® for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance as well as being named to the 2009 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list, awarded by the ALA. Her second novel, It’s Not About the Accent was released in 2007 with Publisher’s Weekly stating, “…this twisting book amply rewards readers.”
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She has also contributed to the anthology, Fifteen Candles: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles, and Other Quinceañera Stories. When the Stars Go Blue, a contemporary retelling of Bizet’s Carmen won the 2011 International Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Novel.
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== On the Web ==
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* Official Website [http://www.caridadferrer.com/]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* ''[[Adiós to My Old Life]]'' - [[Pocket Books]], 2006
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* ''[[Adiós To My Old Life]]'' - 2006
* ''[[It's Not About The Accent]]'' - [[Pocket Books]], 2007 ISBN-13:9781416524915
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* ''[[It's Not About The Accent]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[My Only Wish]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Save The Last Dance]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[When The Stars Go Blue]]'' - 2010
  
== Honors ==
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==Anthologies==
* 2007 [[RITA]] - [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Best Contemporary Single Title]] for ''[[Adiós to My Old Life]]''
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* ''[[Fifteen Candles]]'' - 2014
  
== On the Web ==
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== Awards ==
* [http://www.caridadferrer.com/ Official Website]
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Adiós To My Old Life]]''
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*200  [[Florida Book Award]] Bronze Medal Winner - Young Adult, ''[[Adiós To My Old Life]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - First Book, ''[[Adiós To My Old Life]]''

Revision as of 13:24, 25 March 2023


Barbara Caridad Ferrer is a first generation, bilingual Cuban-American, whose young adult debut, Adiós to My Old Life won the Romance Writers of America’s 2007 RITA® for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance as well as being named to the 2009 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list, awarded by the ALA. Her second novel, It’s Not About the Accent was released in 2007 with Publisher’s Weekly stating, “…this twisting book amply rewards readers.”

She has also contributed to the anthology, Fifteen Candles: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles, and Other Quinceañera Stories. When the Stars Go Blue, a contemporary retelling of Bizet’s Carmen won the 2011 International Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Novel.

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]

Books

Anthologies

Awards

Recognitions