Jewish Literature

Jewish Literature Challenge

What: Reading at least 5 books by Jewish Authors or about Judaism
When: December 4, 2007 (Beginning of Hanukkah) to April 26, 2008 (End of Passover)
Who: Anyone who wants to participate! Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike
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  1. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
  2. The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
  3. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
  4. Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
  5. Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
  6. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

The above six books were the books I read during the challenge time period.  I thought I would note others I read the remainder of the year:

  1. Sirens and Spies by Janet Taylor Lisle ( indirectly)
  2. The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (indirectly)
  3. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
  4. Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
  5. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
  6. I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
  7. Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
  8. Hitler Youth Growing Up in Hitlers Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartolletti
  9. Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
  10. T4 by Anne Clare LeZott
  11. Katarina by KathrynWinter
  12. The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
  13. Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine

One comment


  1. Thanks for joining! Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply. I’ve added you now. If you want to be able to cross-post your reviews I need your email addy, otherwise, can I cross-post them for you? Or at the very least, link to them?

    on April 15th, 2008 at 10:48 pm

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