You Never Know: A Legend of the Lamed-vavniks

by Francine Prose

Other authorsMark Podwal (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

Y 801 PRO

Genres

Collections

800 Jewish Literature (inc. wit & humor), 801 Folklore (formerly 398), YOUTH COLLECTION, SPECIAL: NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD, Youth-Elementary

Publication

Greenwillow (1998), Edition: 1st, 24 pages

Description

Though mocked by the rest of the villagers, poor Schmuel the shoemaker turns out to be a very special person.

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Though mocked by the rest of the villagers, poor Schmuel the shoemaker turns out to be a very special person.

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 1998)
National Jewish Book Award (Winner — Children's Picture Book — 1998)
Anne Izard Storytellers' Award (2000)
CCBC Choices (1998)

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

24 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

0688158064 / 9780688158064

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