The Devil's Arithmetic is one of my favorite books. Also, because since I'm Jewish it also helped me to understand my Jewish heritage.It is about a girl named Hannah who is going to a holiday dinner and opens the door to a the prophet Elijah. When she does she somehow time travels back in time and becomes the person who she was named after-Chaya Abramowicz in 1939 during the Halacaust. Somehow her brother is getting married when the Nazis come. They are taken away to the camp where the are supposedly going to be able to work for freedom. People that cannot do what the Nazis want at the camp are killed in a gas chamber. Chaya meets some friends along the way and tries to escape and there is great intrigue as to what will happen to all of the characters. It is not guaranteed that they will all make it to the end of the story. However, if you read the book you will find the true meaning of friendship in the story and really find the true meaning of family.
By Shelbytog
Friday, January 29, 2010
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Great recommendation! sounds like a cool book!
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