Sparks Fly Upward

by Carol Matas

Hardcover, 2002

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Available

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FIC MAT YA

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Publication

Clarion Books (2002), Hardcover, 192 pages

Description

In 1910, when a family of Russian Jews moves from Saskatchewan to Winnipeg, Canada, twelve-year-old Rebecca must live with Christians temporarily and struggles with anti-Semitism, confusion about God, and changing relationships with family and friends.

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A Jewish immigrant girl in Winnipeg, Canada is sent to a foster home after the family farm burns down. Learning to stand up for herself and make her own decisions doesn't come easy but Rebecca is a plucky heroine.

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