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The Devil’s Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)

By Jane Yolen

By Jane Yolen

By Jane Yolen

By Jane Yolen

By Jane Yolen

By Jane Yolen

Part of Puffin Modern Classics

Part of Puffin Modern Classics

Paperback $7.99

Apr 12, 2004 | 208 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Paperback $6.99

Oct 01, 1990 | 176 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $6.99

Oct 01, 1990 | 176 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About The Devil’s Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)

    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

    About The Devil’s Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)

    “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”

    About The Devil’s Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)

    “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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    Also by Jane Yolen

    Mapping the Bones
    The Seelie King's War
    Stone Angel
    The Last Changeling
    The Hostage Prince
    See all books by Jane Yolen

    Also by Jane Yolen

    Mapping the Bones
    The Seelie King's War
    Stone Angel
    The Last Changeling
    The Hostage Prince
    See all books by Jane Yolen

    About Jane Yolen

    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… More about Jane Yolen

    About Jane Yolen

    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… More about Jane Yolen

    About Jane Yolen

    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… More about Jane Yolen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 12, 2004 | 208 Pages | 5 x 7 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780142401095

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Oct 01, 1990 | 176 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780140345353

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Oct 01, 1990 | 176 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101664308

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    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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    National Jewish Book Award WINNER

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