In this collection, editor Sandy Asher chose 13 authors to write short stories about growing up Jewish. I wrote a fictional story based on something that happened to me when I was a girl. “David’s Star,” tells of a young teen’s realization of the personal importance of her heritage. It’s great for discussion, or deciding what you might have done in her situation. (Ages 12 and up)

WHAT THE CRITICS SAY

“In ‘David’s Star,’ the heroine keeps quiet about her Jewish identity until the anti-Semitism of her boss at an ice-cream parlor rouses her to action….” –Publisher’s Weekly, Nov., 1999

“Each of these vignettes is memorable.  Several forced me from my comfortable reading chair to my feet, needing time to react and reflect…The award-winning authors share their own experiences, both woven into their fiction as well as in personal interviews following each chapter. Don’t miss this book….” – Judy Chernak, Children’s Literature

“Contemporary YA authors write with humor, feeling, mystery, and drama about Jewish teenagers coming-of-age. Jacqueline Dembar Greene writes about a Sephardic Jew in a small rural town who passes for Italian until anti-Semitism makes her protest. After each story there’s a brief interview with author, and together the fiction and discussion raise crucial issues that teens will want to talk about.” –Booklist, Oct. 1, 1999

How to Buy

Simon and Schuster

ISBN 0-689-82012-7

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