Synopses & Reviews
"A triumphantly moving book." Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Sedershe'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"
Review
"Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." Booklist
Synopsis
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.
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 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 Sedershe'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.
"Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." Booklist
About the Author
Jane Yolen is the author of more than three hundred books, including
Owl Moon,
The Devils 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.