| Incantation Contributor(s): Hoffman, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316154288 ISBN-13: 9780316154284 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices underground the ancient and mysterious way of wisdom known as kabbalah. When Estrella discovers her family's true identity--and her family's secrets are made public--she confronts a world she's never imagined, where new love burns and where friendship ends in flame and ash, where trust is all but vanquished and betrayal has tragic and bitter consequences. Infused with the rich context of history and faith, in her most profoundly moving work to date, Alice Hoffman's first historical novel is a transcendent journey of discovery and loss, rebirth and remembrance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Religious - Jewish |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.7" W x 7.9" (0.40 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Spanish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 110569 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bestselling author Alice Hoffman tears a page from history and melds it with mysticism to create a spellbinding, highly acclaimed tale about the persecution of Jewish people during the sixteenth century. Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices underground the ancient and mysterious way of wisdom known as kabbalah. When Estrella discovers her family's true identity--and her family's secrets are made public--she confronts a world she's never imagined, where new love burns and where friendship ends in flame and ash, where trust is all but vanquished and betrayal has tragic and bitter consequences. Winner of numerous best book citations and infused with the rich context of history and faith, Incantation is a transcendent journey of discovery and loss, rebirth and remembrance that Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry described as Magical and spellbinding...Painful and exquisitely beautiful. |