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May 13, 2025 | ISBN 9781536236613

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    May 13, 2025 | ISBN 9781536236613 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Every poem, every word, in Marcella Pixley’s novel in verse, NESHAMA, is hauntingly beautiful. This is the middle grade novel that I needed as a child. Readers will believe in ghosts and the power of prayer and also what it means to forgive and to accept yourself. It is as if Neshama set an extra seat at Bubbe’s Shabbat table for the reader where they can taste the soup, the challah, and hear the whispers of the ghosts of her ancestors.
—Judith Magazine

This book will steal your heart and open your soul. Neshama by Marcella Pixley is a beautiful homage to the lessons of our ancestors, the power of prayer, the transcendence of forgiveness, and the freedom that comes from being uniquely you. I loved every word!
—Elly Swartz, author of Same Page

A beautiful, quiet storm of a story that explores grief, forgiveness, and finding courage for the present through the past.
—Randy Ribay, author of Everything We Never Had

Marcella Pixley’s deftly crafted novel in verse is a thought-provoking page-turner. A perfect read-aloud and book club selection!
—John Schu, librarian and author of the New York Times best-selling Louder Than Hunger

In haunting, heart-stirring verse, Neshama draws you in to a deep and unexpected world of courage, forgiveness, and healing. It will grip you from the very first line.
—Chris Baron, author of the Sydney Taylor Notable Book The Magical Imperfect

A stunning verse novel that captures the raw ache of being an outsider and the courage it takes to find one’s voice. I adored and applauded Anna as she became increasingly clearheaded and stronghearted! Tender, mesmerizing, and truly uplifting—a testament to the beauty of second chances.
—Jennifer Richard Jacobson, author of Small as an Elephant

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