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Stein, Tammar
4 Reviews
(2)
YA
Leni's family has blown through nearly all of its seventy-million-dollar lottery winnings. Now Leni is faced with a dilemma: bail out her parents or put her trust fund to philanthropic use. Things get even more complicated after a violent encounter with archangel Michael. Stein (Kindred) keeps readers off balance in a contemporary world complete with old-school biblical justice.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2014
(2)
YA
Eighteen-year-old Miriam has a terrifying encounter with archangel Raphael. As she's slowly coming to terms with her role as celestial envoy, her twin brother Mo (short for Moses)--who was similarly visited, but by the devil--rolls into town. The theme of dualism is continually explored throughout the book. It's lofty theological stuff, but compelling characters keep the story down to earth.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2011
(4)
YA
College sophomore Arden, still reeling from her dad's recent death and her mom's deployment to Iraq, goes to Italy to close up her family's vacation home. She makes new friends and reacquaints with old ones, coming to terms with the past and her fears for the future. The story resolves too quickly, but Stein's descriptions of the setting, art, and food are captivating.
Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot
(4)
YA
At a university in Virginia, Maya Laor, a twenty-year-old Israeli woman, restores joy and meaning to her life as she recovers from her boyfriend's death in a Tel Aviv suicide bombing. Although the dialogue is sometimes forced and the interior monologues can be repetitive, this first novel features engaging characters and maintains narrative tension throughout.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn
4 reviews
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