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The Devil's Arithmetic (puffin Modern Classics)

Name: The Devil's Arithmetic (puffin Modern Classics)
ISBN: 9780142401095

Jane Yolen

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 12, 2004

Reading lane: Holocaust Stories

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Why This Clicks

Past Comes Close

A holiday gathering opens into a layered, unsettling encounter with history and memory.

Come here for

A young reader’s impatience with family stories turned into a startling experience
A Jewish holiday setting where the past refuses to stay distant

Expect

An accessible story facing unspeakable horrors
A 30th-anniversary edition with a new introduction from the author

Book Details

Authors: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: April 12, 2004
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Holocaust Stories · Holocaust Stories for Teens
Reading lane: Holocaust Stories

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Publisher Categories

Holocaust Stories
Jewish Religious Stories
Time Travel Fiction

About This Book

30th Anniversary edition with a new introduction from the author Hannah is tired of holiday gatherings−all her family ever talks about is the past. In fact, it seems to her that's what they do every Jewish holiday. But this year's Passover Seder will be different−Hannah will be mysteriously transported into the past . . . and only she knows the unspeakable horrors that await. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award "A triumphantly moving book." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred r...

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