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    The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)

    Part of Puffin Modern Classics

    Author Jane Yolen
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    $8.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
    4.94"W x 6.94"H x 0.56"D  
    On sale Apr 12, 2004 | 208 Pages | 9780142401095
    Grade 5 & Up
    Reading Level: Lexile 730L | Fountas & Pinnell Y
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    30th Anniversary edition with a new introduction from the author 

    Hannah is tired of holiday gatherings−all her family ever talks about is the past. In fact, it seems to her that's what they do every Jewish holiday. But this year's Passover Seder will be different−Hannah will be mysteriously transported into the past . . . and only she knows the unspeakable horrors that await.

    Winner of the National Jewish Book Award

    "A triumphantly moving book." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
    Jane Yolen was an accomplished and awarded author and poet, with over 450 books published in her lifetime. She was born and raised in New York City. She attended Smith College, and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. She settled and raised her own family in Hatfield, Massachusetts, and spent parts of the year in Scotland as well. When she was not writing, Yolen composed songs, was a professional storyteller, and was the beloved mother of three children, and five grandchildren. Many of Yolen's stories and poems were rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding. The Devil’s Arithmetic, a National Jewish Book Award-winner and eventual movie, spoke to her own Jewish identity, interest in historical fiction, and her father’s service in WWII. Jane was generous of spirit, mentoring generations of children’s book authors with her expertise, her warmth, and her wonderful sense of humor.  Jane passed away in 2026, but left behind a ubiquitous presence on children’s bookshelves and in hearts across the world. View titles by Jane Yolen
    • WINNER
      National Jewish Book Award
    "A triumphantly moving book."--Kirkus Reviews, pointer review

    "[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow."--SLJ, starred review

    'When 12-year-old Hannah is transported back to a 1940's Polish village, she experiences the very horrors that had embarrassed and annoyed her when her elders related their Holocaust experiences."--Publishers Weekly

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    30th Anniversary edition with a new introduction from the author 

    Hannah is tired of holiday gatherings−all her family ever talks about is the past. In fact, it seems to her that's what they do every Jewish holiday. But this year's Passover Seder will be different−Hannah will be mysteriously transported into the past . . . and only she knows the unspeakable horrors that await.

    Winner of the National Jewish Book Award

    "A triumphantly moving book." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    Author

    Jane Yolen was an accomplished and awarded author and poet, with over 450 books published in her lifetime. She was born and raised in New York City. She attended Smith College, and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. She settled and raised her own family in Hatfield, Massachusetts, and spent parts of the year in Scotland as well. When she was not writing, Yolen composed songs, was a professional storyteller, and was the beloved mother of three children, and five grandchildren. Many of Yolen's stories and poems were rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding. The Devil’s Arithmetic, a National Jewish Book Award-winner and eventual movie, spoke to her own Jewish identity, interest in historical fiction, and her father’s service in WWII. Jane was generous of spirit, mentoring generations of children’s book authors with her expertise, her warmth, and her wonderful sense of humor.  Jane passed away in 2026, but left behind a ubiquitous presence on children’s bookshelves and in hearts across the world. View titles by Jane Yolen

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    • WINNER
      National Jewish Book Award

    Praise

    "A triumphantly moving book."--Kirkus Reviews, pointer review

    "[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow."--SLJ, starred review

    'When 12-year-old Hannah is transported back to a 1940's Polish village, she experiences the very horrors that had embarrassed and annoyed her when her elders related their Holocaust experiences."--Publishers Weekly

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