| Masada: The Last Fortress Contributor(s): Miklowitz, Gloria D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802851681 ISBN-13: 9780802851680 Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: As the Roman army marches inexorably across the Judean desert towards the fortress of Masada, Simon and his family and friends prepare, along with the rest of the Jewish Zealots, to fight and never surrender. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Ancient Civilizations - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Jewish - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Middle East |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98017756 |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.48" W x 8.24" (0.61 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 56464 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the year 72 C.E., after a four-year war between Rome and Judea, only one fortress remains to be taken: Masada, high above the Dead Sea in what is now Israel. Two years later, the commander of the famous Roman Tenth Legion, Flavius Silva, marches toward Masada to capture or kill the 960 Jewish zealots who hold it. In this eloquent and powerful novel, we meet 17-year-old Simon ben Eleazar, son of the Jewish leader of Masada. Apprenticed too Masada's only physician, Simon learns to help victims of the enemy's onslaught as he struggles with his love for Deborah, the intended of his best friend, and with the painful decision he must ultimately make. |