Dear friends, I hope you'll help me celebrate the release of my latest book for tweens, THE BOOK OF ELSIE. It is another in the Orca Book Publishers' Currents line of hi-lo books (high interest, low reading level).
*About The Book of Elsie* Elsie Rose-Miller loves celebrating the Purim holiday and can’t wait for the annual costume party at her local synagogue. Elsie plans to dress up as the fierce and smart Queen Esther, who saved all the Jewish people. But when financial hardship and a terrible incident of hate-inspired vandalism threaten not only the party but the synagogue too, Elsie, like Queen Esther, takes action to bring her entire community—Jewish and non-Jewish alike—together. *The Book of Elsie*By: Joanne Levy ISBN-13: 9781459834248 Pages:160 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers Themes: racism, hate crimes, community, antisemitism, prejudice Pub Date:08/16/2022 Fry Level:2.8 Lexile:530L Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient:V Thank you! Joanne Levy https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.joannelevy.com__;!!KGKeukY!0UZZWxmyDXE46JwiCAhjng9B2zv6jo6hd9utBMi7gQ3IHa_O79CG37_gotsBFxgObRI1QgnSoDdk9fq5Y6Gbgg$ SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS is a 2022 Sydney Taylor Notable Book! [image: ⭐️] "A heartfelt and expertly written tale of loss, family, and friendship that will have readers blinking back their tears...Beautiful and sincere." - Kirkus (Starred review) “Sorry For Your Loss is funny, moving, deeply researched, deeply felt and, above all, hopeful. Deceptively simple and simply marvelous.” -- Adam Gidwitz, author of the Newbery Honoree *The Inquisitor's Tale* “Joanne Levy writes of death, grief, and friendship through the eyes of the delightful Evie Walman as she negotiates both the rather small and very big stuff in her life. A heartfelt glimpse into Jewish family and mourning rituals written with empathy and, of course, humor.” -- Lisa Brown, bestselling author/illustrator of *The Phantom Twin* and *The Airport Book*
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