The devil's arithmetic

Title
The devil's arithmetic

Personal Author EPSB
Jane. Yolen

Summary
During the Passover Seder, Hannah opens the door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, and is swept back in time to 1942, to a Polish village where everyone calls her Chaya. Then something terrible happens. Nazi soldiers come to take the villagers away -- and Hannah knows what lies ahead.

Year Published
1988

Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 1988

Subject
Award Winning Book.
 
Holocaust -- Fiction.
 
Jewish stories.
 
Historical Fiction.
 
World War, 1939-1945 - Fiction
 
Holocaust, Jewish - Fiction
 
Remembrance Day

Summary
During the Passover Seder, Hannah opens the door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, and is swept back in time to 1942, to a Polish village where everyone calls her Chaya. Then something terrible happens. Nazi soldiers come to take the villagers away -- and Hannah knows what lies ahead.

ISBN
9780590965781

Publisher
Toronto, ON : Scholastic Inc, 1988.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
StratfordF YOLBook30577000437625Fiction