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When the angels left the old country / by Sacha Lamb.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Montclair, [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 400 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Preteens, Teenagers
ISBN:
  • 1646141768
  • 9781646141760
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.6 [Fic] 23/eng/20221012
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.1 .L24655 Wh 2022
Awards:
  • Bulletin Blue Ribbons Awards, Fiction, 2022.
  • Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2023.
  • Stonewall YA Award, 2023.
  • Sydney Taylor YA Award, 2023.
Summary: "Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young people, Essie, goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. Along the way, the angel and demon encounter humans in need of their help, including Rose Cohen, whose best friend (and the love of her life) has abandoned her to marry a man, and Malke Shulman, whose father died mysteriously on his way to America. But there are obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they've left behind. Medical exams (and demons) at Ellis Island. Corrupt officials, cruel mob bosses, murderers, poverty. The streets are far from paved with gold. With cinematic sweep and tender observation, the author presents a totally original drama about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure"-- Dust jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
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Includes glossary (pages [387]-397).

"Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young people, Essie, goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. Along the way, the angel and demon encounter humans in need of their help, including Rose Cohen, whose best friend (and the love of her life) has abandoned her to marry a man, and Malke Shulman, whose father died mysteriously on his way to America. But there are obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they've left behind. Medical exams (and demons) at Ellis Island. Corrupt officials, cruel mob bosses, murderers, poverty. The streets are far from paved with gold. With cinematic sweep and tender observation, the author presents a totally original drama about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure"-- Dust jacket.

Ages 12-18.

Grades 7-12.

Bulletin Blue Ribbons Awards, Fiction, 2022.

Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2023.

Stonewall YA Award, 2023.

Sydney Taylor YA Award, 2023.

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