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Contributor(s): Baskin, Nora Raleigh (Author)

ISBN: 1416974695 ISBN-13: 9781416974697
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2009
Annotation: Caroline's mom is Jewish, her dad isn't, and Caroline has never really thought of herself as any religion. But when her nana dies and leaves Caroline a Star of David necklace, Caroline begins to wonder about her heritage. If she starts going to synagogue, won't that upset her dad? Should she have a Bat Mitzvah like her best friend, Rachel? Does Caroline want to be Jewish? The more she thinks about it, the more questions she has.

Like "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret," this thoughtful and relevant novel traces one girl's journey toward discovering who she is and where she fits in.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2007001248

Age Level: 9-13

Grade Level: 4-8

Lexile Measure: 630(Not Available)

Series: Mix

Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" L (0.20 lbs) 144 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Event - Bar/Bat Mitzvah
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
- Catalog Heading - Language Arts
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts

Features: Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 121314
Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
I put my fingers up to my throat and touched the pointy Star of David, my grandmother's necklace, a delicate chain made up of countless tiny links. If I wear this, will people think I am Jewish?

Is that what I want to be?

Seventh-grader Caroline Weeks has a Jewish mom and a non-Jewish dad. When Caroline's nana dies around the same time that Caroline's best friend, Rachel, is having her bat mitzvah, Caroline starts to become more interested in her Jewish identity.

Contributor Bio(s): Baskin, Nora Raleigh: - Nora Raleigh Baskin is the ALA Schneider Family Book Award-winning author of Anything But Typical. She was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for her novel What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows, and has since written a number of novels for middle graders and teens, including The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah, The Summer Before Boys, and Ruby on the Outside. Nora lives with her family in Connecticut. Visit her at NoraBaskin.com.

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