Devils Arithmetic

JANE YOLEN

ISBN 10: 0140345353 / ISBN 13: 9780140345353

Published by Penguin USA October 1990, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Devils Arithmetic
• Publisher: Penguin USA October 1990
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140345353
• ISBN 13: 9780140345353
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Teen Fiction

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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"

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.