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203 pp.
| Scholastic/Levine |
September, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-439-57681-4$16.95
(3)
4-6
Translated by Gillian Rosner.
During the time of the Crusades, a French Jewish community in which the famous scholar Rashi lives is threatened by anti-Semitic violence. Rashi's spirited granddaughter Elvina protects one of the crusaders, a risk that later saves her father's life. Told in alternating first and third person chapters, the novel introduces readers to an unusual setting and important historical period. Glos.