The Devil's Arithmetic

ISBN 10: 1435247892 ISBN 13: 9781435247895

Synopsis

This critically acclaimed novel by award-winning author Jane Yolen is now available in a beautifully designed new edition. 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, where she becomes caught up in the tragedy of the time.

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Review

A triumphantly moving book. ("Kirkus Reviews," pointer review)

A triumphantly moving book. ("Kirkus Reviews", pointer review)

"A triumphantly moving book."--"Kirkus Reviews," pointer review
"[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow."--"SLJ," starred review
'When 12-year-old Hannah is transported back to a 1940's Polish village, she experiences the very horrors that had embarrassed and annoyed her when her elders related their Holocaust experiences."--"Publishers Weekly"

-A triumphantly moving book.---Kirkus Reviews, pointer review
-[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow.---SLJ, starred review
'When 12-year-old Hannah is transported back to a 1940's Polish village, she experiences the very horrors that had embarrassed and annoyed her when her elders related their Holocaust experiences.---Publishers Weekly

"A triumphantly moving book."--Kirkus Reviews, pointer review

"[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow."--SLJ, starred review

'When 12-year-old Hannah is transported back to a 1940's Polish village, she experiences the very horrors that had embarrassed and annoyed her when her elders related their Holocaust experiences."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Jane Yolen is the author of more than three hundred books, including Owl Moon, The Devil's Arithmetic, and How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?. 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.

Edition details

• Publication date: 1833
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1435247892
• ISBN 13: 9781435247895
• Binding: Library Binding