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Fantasy

Mapping the bones

by Jane Yolen
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It's 1942 in Poland, and the world is coming to pieces. At least that's how it seems to Chaim and Gittel, twins whose lives feel like a fairy tale torn apart, with evil witches, forbidden forests, and dangerous ovens looming on the horizon. But in all darkness there is light, and the twins find it through Chaim's poetry and the love they have for each other. Like the bright flame of a Yahrzeit candle, his words become a beacon of memory so that the children and grandchildren of survivors will never forget the atrocities that happened during the Holocaust. Filled with brutality and despair, this is also a story of poetry and strength, in which a brother and sister lose everything but each other.

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First published
March 6, 2018
Pages
432
Reading time
About 9 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Young Adult
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Language
English
ISBN
9780525516002
Series
Standalone

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