The Entertainer and the Dybbuk

Fleischman, Sid

ISBN 10: 006134446X ISBN 13: 9780061344466

Publisher: Greenwillow, 2007

Synopsis

When he is possessed by the soul of Avrom, a fellow soldier who saved his life, Freddie, a young American soldier and ventriloquist, takes his act to the heart of Germany where he, bent on revenge, searches for the Nazi who brutally murdered Avrom and his young sister. 25,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Since his autobiography, The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life, was published in 1996, Sid Fleischman has been stealing the spotlight with his exuberant brand of nonfiction. Sir Charlie: Chaplin, the Funniest Man in the World is Fleischman's fourth true tale, following the widely acclaimed The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West and the best-selling Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.

Fleischman's books have been made into films, performed as plays, and translated into nineteen languages. The author was awarded the Newbery Medal for The Whipping Boy. His most recent novel is The Dream Stealer. Sid Fleischman lives in Santa Monica, California.

From AudioFile:

The Great Freddie, a soldier who has survived WWII, is traveling in Europe as a not-so-talented ventriloquist when a dybbuk named Avrom--who is "not quite 13 but older than God"--takes possession of him. As a human, Avrom saved Freddie's life right before he himself was murdered by the "Nazi Jew child-killer." Now Avrom has come back to take care of unfinished business. He is seeking justice for all the unnamed lost children of the war. Banna Rubinow, as the story's narrator, speaks with authority and feeling. Alexander Harvey and Joshua Gutmaker are especially worthy of note as The Great Freddie and the dybbuk. Harvey communicates the confusion of a young American flyer who finds himself possessed by an avenging ghost. Gutmaker ably conveys Avrom's idealistic belief in the justice of retribution. N.E.M. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 006134446X
• ISBN 13: 9780061344466
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 192