Speed of Light

by Sybil Rosen

Paperback, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

J F ROS

Tags

Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, AR book - MG, social activism, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, civil rights, United States - South, prejudice, ages 9-12, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility

Genres

Collection

Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)

Publication

Aladdin (2001), Paperback, 176 pages

Description

An eleven-year-old Jewish girl living in the South during the 1950s struggles with the antisemitism and racism which pervade her small community.

Barcode

1753

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 1999)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2002)
NCTE Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 (1999-2001)

Language

English

User reviews

LibraryThing member msf59
This is a slim Young Adult novel but don't let that fool you. It's a tough, unflinching story about racism and anti-semitism, seen through the eyes of an eleven year old girl. The story takes place in the mid-fifties in small town Virginia. Good strong stuff!
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LibraryThing member STBA
An eleven-year-old Jewish girl living in the South during the 1950s struggles with the antisemitism and racism which pervade her small community.

ISBN

0689841515 / 9780689841514

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