The Return

by Sonia Levitin

Paperback, 1988

Status

Available

Call number

T F LEV

Tags

ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award, URJ Library List, AR book - UG, perseverance, brothers, Ethiopian Jews, Israel - immigration and emigration, sisters, prejudice, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah

Genres

Collection

Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)

Publication

Fawcett (1988), Mass Market Paperback, 192 pages

Description

Desta and the other members of her Falasha family, Jews suffering from discrimination in Ethiopia, finally flee the country and attempt the dangerous journey to Israel.

Barcode

1023

Subjects

Antisemitism Fiction
Ethiopia Fiction
Jews Ethiopia Fiction
Jews, Ethiopian Fiction
Prejudices Fiction

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 1987)
National Jewish Book Award (Winner — Children's Literature — 1988)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
PEN Center USA Literary Award (Winner — Young Adult — 1988)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1987)
2 more
CCBC Choices (1987)
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (1997)

Language

English

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Desta and the other members of her Falasha family, Jews suffering from discrimination in Ethiopia, finally flee the country and attempt the dangerous journey to Israel.

ISBN

0449702804 / 9780449702802

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