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Miklowitz, Gloria D.
3 Reviews
(4)
YA
Fourteen-year-old Netta Hofman is shocked and heartbroken when her older brother disappears without a trace. Because the Hofmans are recent Israeli immigrants to America, Netta fears that Adam may have been the victim of Palestinian terrorists. Though the prose is superficial and the themes unsubtle, the novel contains solid characterizations of teenagers who come to question their own prejudices.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
YA
In 1492 Spain, fourteen-year-old Maria becomes the servant to a wealthy family of Jewish converts to Catholicism. When the family is persecuted by the Inquisitors, partly because of her own reports, Maria helps them flee on a ship captained by her uncle. The first-person voice isn't always convincing, but a number of the characters are engaging.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(3)
YA
The backdrop for this dramatic story is the defense of the fortress Masada by a handful of Jewish Zealots against the powerful Roman Tenth Legion. Simon ben Eleazar, teenage son of the Zealot leader, swaps chapters with Flavius Silva, commander of the Roman legion. Although the novel gets off to a slow start, it builds in momentum, passion, and clarity with each chapter.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn
3 reviews
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