WISEMAN, Eva

More broadly approachable, if clunkier, than Karen Cushman's Catherine, Called Birdy and with a fast-paced narrative reminiscent of Laurie Halse Anderson's Fever 1793, this offering will engage reluctant readers—even those who are normally averse to historical fiction. Recommended for general purchase.

Gr 9 Up—What does it mean to become an adult? For Chanie, a Hasidic Jew living in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in the early 1990s, it means marriage and a full commitment to her religion and culture...

Gr 6–8—A story set during the Spanish Inquisition...