Caridad Ferrer

Caridad Ferrer is the pen name of Barbara Caridad Ferrer, a Cuban-American author of young adult novels known for her debut Adiós to My Old Life (2006), which won the 2007 RITA Award for Best Contemporary Single Title, a Bronze Medal in the Florida Book Awards, and recognition from the American Library Association.Barbara Ferrer website, RITA Award. Other notable works include It's Not About the Accent (2007), When the Stars Go Blue (2010, winner of the International Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Novel), and Between Here and Gone (2016, named one of Publisher's Weekly's Best Books).Barbara Ferrer website. Born August 25 in New York City and raised in Miami, she now lives in the Pacific Northwest and writes stories infused with her bilingual heritage.Barbara Ferrer website.