Raisel's Riddle

Silverman, Erica

ISBN 10: 0374361681 / ISBN 13: 9780374361686

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (edition First Edition), 1999

About this Item

With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0374361681-11-1-29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Raisel's Riddle
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374361681
• ISBN 13: 9780374361686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gaber, Susan
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

A Jewish Cinderella

What's more precious than rubies, more lasting than gold?

Raisel knows. She learned it from her grandfather, a poor scholar who taught her. When he dies, Raisel finds work in the home of a rabbi. His jealous cook makes Raisel toil from sunup to sundown. And as the Jewish holiday of Purim approaches, Raisel works even harder. The rabbi's son presides over the Purim dinner, and Raisel listens closely when he responds to riddles posed by his guests. Is it possible that this young man can answer Raisel's riddle? Erica Silverman's lively retelling of the Cinderella story features a heroine for whom knowledge is as essential to happiness as love. In striking paintings, Susan Gaber captures all her beauty, external and internal.

About the Author

Erica Silverman is the author of The Halloween House and other books for children. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Susan Gaber has illustrated many children's books. She lives in Huntington, New York.