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The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic

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The Devil's Arithmetic Paperback - 2004

by Jane Yolen

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Hannah thinks Passover Seder will be the same as always. Little does she know that this year she will be mysteriously transported into the past where only she knows the horrors that await. Now repackaged with a new sophisticated look.

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Puffin Books. Very Good. 2004. Reissue Edition. Paperback. Puffin Modern Classics; 170 pages; minor rubbing to the covers. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. .
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  • Title The Devil's Arithmetic
  • Author Jane Yolen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue Edition
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York
  • Publication date 2004
  • Bookseller's Inventory # HVD-47906-A-0
  • ISBN 9780142401095 / 0142401099
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.9 x 4.9 x 0.6 in (17.53 x 12.45 x 1.52 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 2004274255
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Hannah thinks tonight's Passover Seder will be the same as always.  Little does she know that this year she will be mysteriously transported into the past where only she knows the horrors that await.

Reader reviews for The Devil's Arithmetic

From the publisher

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

First line

"I'M TIRED OF REMEMBERING," HANNAH SAID TO HER MOTHER as she climbed into the car.

Media reviews

A triumphantly moving book. (Kirkus Reviews, pointer review)END

About the author

Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother.

Active in several organizations, Yolen has been on the Board of Directors of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America from 1986 to 1988, is on the editorial board of several magazines, and was a founding member of the Western New England Storytellers Guild, the Western Massachusetts Illustrators Guild, and the Bay State Writers Guild. For twenty years, she ran a monthly writer's workshop for new children's book authors. In 1980, when Yolen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by Our Lady of the Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, the citation recognized that "throughout her writing career she has remained true to her primary source of inspiration--folk culture." Folklore is the "perfect second skin," writes Yolen. "From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world." Folklore, she believes, is the universal human language, a language that children instinctively feel in their hearts.

All of Yolen's stories and poems are somehow rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate papercut 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.

Yolen's graceful rhythms and outrageous rhymes have been gathered in numerous collections. She has earned many awards over the years: the Regina Medal, the Kerlan Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Society of Children's Book Writers Award, the Mythopoetic Society's Aslan Award, the Christopher Medal, the Boy's Club Jr. Book Award, the Garden State Children's Book Award, the Daedalus Award, a number of Parents' Choice Magazine Awards, and many more. Her books and stories have been translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Afrikaans, !Xhosa, Portuguese, and Braille.

With a versatility that has led her to be called "America's Hans Christian Andersen," Yolen, the child of two writers, is a gifted and natural storyteller. Perhaps the best explanation for her outstanding accomplishments comes from Jane Yolen herself: "I don't care whether the story is real or fantastical. I tell the story that needs to be told."

copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

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