The Devil's Arithmetic

from szierdt

An emotional, intensely moving portrayal of life in an interment camp during holocaust. Through the character Hannah, we see how she acquires deeper understanding of her families history and how their experience shaped who they are. The themes that rise out of this book include courage, loyalty a...

from wonderbook

I am so glad I finally got around to reading this classic. It is a very powerful simple story that would appeal to kids as they quickly get caught up in the story of Hannah who after a few glasses of watered wine at her family's Seder dinner opens the door to let Elijah in and finds herself in th...

from ktextor

This story is one of power that will have you reading all night long. It's a story about a girl names Hannah who is tired of remembering the Holocaust and what her family endured during that time. While celebrating a holiday with her family Hannah goes to open the door (Jewish custom) and finds h...

from thioviolight

This book was hard to put down; I read it in one sitting. It's one of the best I've read from Jane Yolen -- an excellent story-teller, one of my favorites! Beautifully written, the novel tells about a modern-day Jewish girl who travels into the past to experience the Holocaust first hand and unde...

from tiamatq

Hannah has better things to do that spend the annual Seder listening to her grandparents go on about the Holocaust. However, when she is chosen to perform the ritual of opening the door to welcome the prophet Elijah, she is transported back to Poland in the 1940s. Everyone calls her Chaya and she...