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The Way Back | Gavriel Savit

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons. For the Jews of Eastern Europe, demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, harrowing the dead, even reaching out to try and steal away the living. But the demons have a land of their own: a Far Country peopled with the souls of the transient dead, governed by demonic dukes, barons, and earls. When the Angel of Death comes strolling through the little shtetl of Tupik one night, two young people will be sent spinning off on a journey through the Far Country. There they will make pacts with ancient demons, declare war on Death himself, and maybe-- just maybe--find a way to make it back alive. Drawing inspiration from the Jewish folk tradition, The Way Back is a dark adventure sure to captivate readers of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust.

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The Way Back | Gavriel Savit

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 216.
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The Way Back | Gavriel Savit

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This Nat‘l Book Award finalist follows two kids, baker‘s daughter Bluma and fatherless ne‘er-do-well Yehuda Leib, from their shtetl of Tupik into the Far Country, a spirit realm from Jewish folklore, each seeking something from Death. Full of beautiful metaphors and deliciously creepy imagery, it is very satisfying symbolically, but less so on a more literal narrative level, especially for middle grades. Read for March Bookland: Fantasy—Audiobook.

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