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The Way Back

By Gavriel Savit

By Gavriel Savit

By Gavriel Savit

By Gavriel Savit

By Gavriel Savit

By Gavriel Savit

By Gavriel Savit
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By Gavriel Savit
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Mar 08, 2022 | ISBN 9781984894656 | Young Adult

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    About The Way Back

    NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST and a SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK, now in paperback! A sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a perilous journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons. Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman. 

    For the Jews of Eastern Europe, demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, harrowing the dead, even reaching out to try and steal away the living.

    But the demons have a land of their own: a Far Country peopled with the souls of the transient dead, governed by demonic dukes, barons, and earls. When the Angel of Death comes strolling through the little shtetl of Tupik one night, two young people will be sent spinning off on a journey through the Far Country. There they will make pacts with ancient demons, declare war on Death himself, and maybe– just maybe–find a way to make it back alive.

    About The Way Back

    NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK

    Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons.

    For the Jews of Eastern Europe, demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, harrowing the dead, even reaching out to try and steal away the living.

    But the demons have a land of their own: a Far Country peopled with the souls of the transient dead, governed by demonic dukes, barons, and earls. When the Angel of Death comes strolling through the little shtetl of Tupik one night, two young people will be sent spinning off on a journey through the Far Country. There they will make pacts with ancient demons, declare war on Death himself, and maybe– just maybe–find a way to make it back alive.

    Drawing inspiration from the Jewish folk tradition, The Way Back is a dark adventure sure to captivate readers of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book and Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust.

    About The Way Back

    NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK

    Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons.

    For the Jews of Eastern Europe, demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, harrowing the dead, even reaching out to try and steal away the living.

    But the demons have a land of their own: a Far Country peopled with the souls of the transient dead, governed by demonic dukes, barons, and earls. When the Angel of Death comes strolling through the little shtetl of Tupik one night, two young people will be sent spinning off on a journey through the Far Country. There they will make pacts with ancient demons, declare war on Death himself, and maybe– just maybe–find a way to make it back alive.

    Drawing inspiration from the Jewish folk tradition, The Way Back is a dark adventure sure to captivate readers of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book and Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust.

    About The Way Back

    NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK

    Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons.

    For the Jews of Eastern Europe, demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, harrowing the dead, even reaching out to try and steal away the living.

    But the demons have a land of their own: a Far Country peopled with the souls of the transient dead, governed by demonic dukes, barons, and earls. When the Angel of Death comes strolling through the little shtetl of Tupik one night, two young people will be sent spinning off on a journey through the Far Country. There they will make pacts with ancient demons, declare war on Death himself, and maybe– just maybe–find a way to make it back alive.

    Drawing inspiration from the Jewish folk tradition, The Way Back is a dark adventure sure to captivate readers of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book and Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust.

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    About Gavriel Savit

    Gavriel Savit is the author of The Way Back, a National Book Award finalist, and Anna and the Swallow Man, which the New York Times called “a splendid debut.” His books have been translated into nineteen languages. As a performer, he… More about Gavriel Savit

    About Gavriel Savit

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    About Gavriel Savit

    Gavriel Savit is the author of The Way Back, a National Book Award finalist, and Anna and the Swallow Man, which the New York Times called “a splendid debut.” His books have been translated into nineteen languages. As a performer, he… More about Gavriel Savit

    About Gavriel Savit

    Gavriel Savit is the author of The Way Back, a National Book Award finalist, and Anna and the Swallow Man, which the New York Times called “a splendid debut.” His books have been translated into nineteen languages. As a performer, he… More about Gavriel Savit

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ember
    Mar 08, 2022 | 384 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781984894656

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Nov 17, 2020 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781984894625

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Nov 17, 2020 | 368 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781984894649

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $27.50
    Published by Listening Library
    Nov 17, 2020 | 654 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593286128

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    Praise

    “Lyrical and fantastic…. Steeped in the rich traditions of ghost stories and Jewish folklore, this remarkable feat of storytelling is sure to delight.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “    A bewitching allegorical adventure comprised of small, beautifully composed moments.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    “Savit builds the action with a storyteller’s assured cadences, creating a story rich in elements of Jewish folk tradition and flashes of both humor and the grotesque.” —The Bulletin, starred review

    “This work of prodigious imagination is especially notable in its author’s uncanny ability to create a visceral suspense that captures readers’ attention and won’t let go as the pages fly by.” —Booklist, starred review

    “Savit crafts an absorbing fantasy and gives teens plenty to contemplate about life, love, storytelling, and family.” —The Horn Book

    “Darkly charming.” —Vox

    Awards

    Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award NOMINEE 2021

    Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year SELECTION 2021

    Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book SELECTION 2020

    Sydney Taylor Book Award, Association of Jewish Libraries SELECTION 2021

    National Book Award Finalist FINALIST 2020

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