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Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

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Wrath Becomes Her

Aden Polydoros

Inkyard Press · Hardcover · October 10, 2023

Reading lane: Jewish YA

2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award Young Adult Honor "Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." — Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful Vera was made for vengeance.

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Why This Clicks

Dark Historical Fantasy

A grim, genre-blending read that leans serious without losing its pulse.

Come here for

  • Jewish YA with a darker edge
  • historical fantasy tension

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  • magic threaded through history
  • prestige-leaning YA tone

Book Details

Authors
Aden Polydoros
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Published
October 10, 2023
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Jewish YA · Holocaust Stories for Teens
Reading lane
Jewish YA

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Publisher Categories

  • Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens

  • Historical YA Fantasy

  • Historical YA - Europe

  • Holocaust Stories for Teens

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  • War & Military YA

  • YA Horror

  • Monster Tales for Teens

  • Jewish YA

About This Book

2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award Young Adult Honor "Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." — Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful Vera was made for vengeance. Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can’t bring Chaya back from the...

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2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award Young Adult Honor "Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." — Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful Vera was made for vengeance. Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can’t bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf — an ancient and profane magic — to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death. When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses. But these memories aren’t hers, and Vera doesn’t know if she gets—or deserves —to have a life beyond what she was made for. Vera’s strength feels limitless—until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughter’s death. As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.

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