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217 pp.
| Farrar |
June, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-374-32628-9$16.99
(2)
YA
Essie doesn't tell anyone that the football team's "weird" kicker, Micah (an observant Jew), is her cousin. She reluctantly keeps quiet when others ridicule him--until one boy commits a shocking act of anti-Semitism. Meyerhoff captures the melodrama of adolescence with ease. Readers will readily recognize Essie's desire to fit in, along with the courage it takes for her to tell the truth.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2010