Devils Arithmetic PB - (Puffin Modern Classics) by Jane Yolen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A triumphantly moving book. --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review</b> <p/>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. <br><p><br><b>[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow. --<i>SLJ</i>, starred review <p/>Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels. --<i>Booklist</i></b></p><b>Winner of the National Jewish Book Award<br>An <i>American Bookseller </i>Pick of the Lists</b><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jane Yolen is the author of more than three hundred books, including <i>Owl Moon</i>, <i>The Devil's Arithmetic</i>, and <i>How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?</i>. Her books and stories have won the Caldecott Medal, National Jewish Book Award and numerous awards and accolades. She splits her time between Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.
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