The Devil’s Arithmetic
by Jane Yolen
Historical Fiction
Review #1
* * * * Stars (Great!)
Hannah is an ordinary Jewish child who hates Passover. She does not like remembering the Holocaust until she opens a door and is transported back in time to the Holocaust. She makes many friends. When the Nazis come and take her and her relatives away, she struggles to remember what happens. She realizes the true value of friendship and remembrance.