Everything you need to understand or teach What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez.
Claire Jiménez's first person narrative, What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez, follows the lives of the Ramirez women as they confront grief and absence after the middle child, Ruthy, disappears. The majority of the novel is set on Staten Island. The author explores themes of sisterhood, grief, and identity, amongst others.