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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100140345353
ISBN-139780140345353
eBay Product ID (ePID)50983
Product Key Features
Book TitleDevil's Arithmetic
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistorical / Holocaust, General, Time Travel, People & Places / Europe, Religious / Jewish
Publication Year1990
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorJane Yolen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight4.8 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN90-033007
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromFifth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
Synopsis"A triumphantly moving book." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Seder--she's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village in the year 1942. Why is she there, and who is this "Chaya" that everyone seems to think she is? Just as she begins to unravel the mystery, Nazi soldiers come to take everyone in the village away. And only Hannah knows the unspeakable horrors that await. A critically acclaimed novel from multi-award-winning author Jane Yolen. "[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow." -- SLJ , starred review "Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." -- Booklist Winner of the National Jewish Book Award An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists", "A triumphantly moving book." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Seder--she's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village in the year 1942. Why is she there, and who is this "Chaya" that everyone seems to think she is? Just as she begins to unravel the mystery, Nazi soldiers come to take everyone in the village away. And only Hannah knows the unspeakable horrors that await. A critically acclaimed novel from multi-award-winning author Jane Yolen. " Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow." -- SLJ , starred review "Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." -- Booklist Winner of the National Jewish Book Award An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"