Posts Tagged ‘Jewish Identity’
Book Review | Queen of Secrets
by Jenny Meyerhoff
Score: 3
© 2010, Farrar Straus Giroux. In the game of High School popularity politics whose side do you take – friends or family? For Essie, the charming protaganist of this interesting story loosely based on the Book of Esther, the answer to that question can shake up a lot of relationships. Essie, an orphan raised by [...]
Book Review | The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz
by Laura Toffler-Corrie
Score: 3.0
© 2010, Roaring Brook Press. In an effort to distract Amy from her sadness over losing her best friend to a move to the heartland (Kansas), a caring teacher creates a class assignment involving the diaries of 19th century immigrants. Not only does Amy immerse herself in the project, but she enlists a kind, elderly [...]
Book Review | Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword
by Barry Deutsch
Score: 5
© 2010, Amulet Books. I will admit that every Jewish graphic novel I review has to pass my Maus test. I know, that is probably unfair, since Maus is an adult book, and it won a Pulitzer Prize. However, Art Spiegelman set a standard many years ago, and my belief has always been that Jewish [...]
