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Devils Arithmetic PB Paperback - 1990

by Jane Yolen

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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.

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This critically acclaimed novel by award-winning author Jane Yolen is now available in a beautifully designed new edition. 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, where she becomes caught up in the tragedy of the time.

"Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." —Booklist

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"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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  • Title Devils Arithmetic PB
  • Author Jane Yolen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1990-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780140345353 / 0140345353
  • Weight 0.31 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.76 x 5.03 x 0.47 in (19.71 x 12.78 x 1.19 cm)
  • Age range 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 730
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Holiday: Passover
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Topical: Holocaust
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Concentration camps, Time travel
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 90033007
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Publishers Weekly, 10/26/1990, Page 0

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.
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