Hoffman, Alice. Incantation.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult reader)

From: Kliatt | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

HOFFMAN, Alice. Incantation. Little, Brown. 166p. c2006.0-316-01019-7. $16.99. JS*

Alice Hoffman's books of magical realism and even more magical language have great appeal to teens. Here, she deliberately focuses on a YA audience to address a difficult topic: Jews living in hiding under the guise of Catholicism during the Spanish Inquisition. Sixteen-year-old Estrella doesn't even know she is Jewish, although her family practices kabbalah in secret; but still she is bothered when a rabbi's books are publicly burned. The atmosphere of their beautiful little town becomes ...

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