| Confessions of a Closet Catholic Contributor(s): Littman, Sarah Darer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142405973 ISBN-13: 9780142405970 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Eleven-year-old Justine Silver follows her friend Mary Catherine, who's Catholic, in giving up something for Lent, so Justine gives up being Jewish. But when her beloved Bubbe suffers a stroke, Justine worries that her religious exploration is responsible. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Jewish - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006274663 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.08" W x 7.7" (0.36 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Death/Dying - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 86349 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award An eleven-going-on-twelve-year-old Jewish girl searches for her identity in what Publisher's Weekly called a reassuring debut novel about finding one's personal peace-and-comfort zone. Justine Silver's best friend, Mary Catherine McAllister, has given up chocolate for Lent, but Justine doesn't think God wants her to make that kind of sacrifice. So she's decided to give up being Jewish instead. Eleven-year-old Justine pours her heart out to her teddy bear, Father Ted, in a homemade closet confessional. But when Justine's beloved Bubbe suffers a stroke, Justine worries that her religious exploration is responsible. Worse, she must suddenly contemplate life without Bubbe. Ultimately, it's Bubbe's quiet understanding of Justine's search for identity that helps Justine to find faith in the most important place of all-within herself. |