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Devils Arithmetic PB
Contributor(s): Yolen, Jane (Author)

ISBN: 0140345353 ISBN-13: 9780140345353
Publisher: Puffin Books

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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 1990
Annotation: Hannah is tired of hearing about the Nazis during the Holocaust, but when she opens the door for Elijah at the Passover Seder, she is transported in time to 1940s Poland, where she is captured and put in a death camp. A girl named Rivka befriends her, teaching her how to fight the dehumanization of the camp and hold onto her identity.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust
- Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 90033007

Age Level: 10-UP

Grade Level: 5-UP

Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available)

Guided Reading: X (Grade 6)

Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.03" W x 7.76" L (0.31 lbs) 176 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Cultural Region - Eastern Europe
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Holiday - Passover
- Topical - Holocaust
- Religious Orientation - Jewish

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Chapter Book, 1991

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/26/1990

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 6998
Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
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

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