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The Confederate army has surrendered, but not all Confederates are ready to surrender. One such family has a Yankee over for Passover. Listen to an engaging discussion about freedom as Jewish traditions are celebrated
Genres
Publication
Tricycle Press (2009), 40 pages
Description
As a Confederate family prepares for Passover the day after the Civil War has ended, a Yankee arrives on their Virginia doorstep and is invited to share their meal, to the dismay of ten-year-old Jacob. Includes historical notes about Corporal Myer Levy, on whom the story is based, and his prominent Philadelphia family.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (Picture Books — 2009)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
40
Physical description
40 p.; 10.85 inches
ISBN
1582462569 / 9781582462561
DDC/MDS
| 973.7 |