| The Entertainer and the Dybbuk Contributor(s): Fleischman, Sid (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061771406 ISBN-13: 9780061771408 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Soldier-turned-performer Freddie makes a deal with a dybbuk, a soul with unfinished business. In return for success in his act, Freddie agrees to help the sardonic ghost find his murderer. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Jewish - Juvenile Fiction | Horror |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.2" W x 7.58" (0.27 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 116709 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why am I talking to you? he asked aloud. I don't believe in ghosts. You want to know the truth, replied the dybbuk, Neither do I. But here I am. Avrom Amos likes to crack jokes. He loves the spotlight. And if he wants something, he knows how to get it. He's just like any other boy, except for one thing: He's a ghost--a dybbuk. During World War Two he'd been murdered by the Nazis, right after he saved the life of a young ventriloquist named Freddie. Freddie doesn't know it yet, but he's about to return the favor. Because the dybbuk wants revenge, and he knows exactly how to get it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fleischman, Sid: - Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini. |