| Devils Arithmetic PB Contributor(s): Yolen, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140345353 ISBN-13: 9780140345353 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1990 Annotation: Hannah is tired of hearing about the Nazis during the Holocaust, but when she opens the door for Elijah at the Passover Seder, she is transported in time to 1940s Poland, where she is captured and put in a death camp. A girl named Rivka befriends her, teaching her how to fight the dehumanization of the camp and hold onto her identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 90033007 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Series: Puffin Modern Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.03" W x 7.76" (0.31 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Holiday - Passover - Topical - Holocaust - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6998 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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.
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