I spotted a menorah on the cover and grabbed this for #ISpyBingo, not noticing at the time what an unusual menorah it is. This is a delightful multicultural story about a girl visiting her aunt Luisa, who comes from Mexico. Isobel not only learns some new Sephardic Hanukkah customs, but also about her aunt's creativity and love for animals and nature. I would have loved to read this to my kid when she was little.
pickGross deals with old Jewish issues in an original way: assimilation vs. isolation,small-town community vs. opening up to modern big cities,the Shoah,survivor‘s guilt&intergenerational trauma.The tone is rarely sad,the story told with humour&love for its characters &the fictional village of Kreskol. The book can be summarized quickly. After a dramatic divorce, Pesha, the wife, disappears, followed shortly after by her ex-husband.
pick17-year-old Sorel doesn‘t want to get married, so the night before her wedding, she makes a run for it. She dresses as a man & travels to the nearest town, giving her name as Isser Jacobs but, unknown to her, Isser Jacobs is a real person & he is involved in some questionable dealings.
Sorel finds a few people she can trust & together they try to figure out what‘s going on, & earn the attention of powerful beings while they‘re at it.
pickWhat stories are told through implication and subtext alone? Haunted by her family's secrets, Temim chases this question, as well as seeking connections with her Jewish and queer identities. I enjoyed this fairly abstract but vividly told book. I wish we had a bit more closure but given everything else I think that wouldn't have been true to this story's nature. I enjoyed the connections with Polish Jewish ancestors, that's my family's story.
We recently aquired a 3D printer and are having some fun printing various items. I found a file for this cute book tracker for my bookshelf. (Tagged is my 113th book this year) #BookCounter #Bookish
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaXClkQbDWLxz5FUW2Eg0K1g_7BEdlcWAM_6SQ...
December 2025 Theme: Hanukkah Romance
Please vote for what book we will read in December
Via @catsandbooks
December 2025 Theme: Hanukkah Romance
Please vote for what book we will read in December
https://forms.gle/icmoK6YRePDCePap6
Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.
@ElizaMarie , it‘s Party Time! 🥳
The #birthdayfairies are tickled pink to celebrate you today, and we wish you a fantabulous day brimming over with lots of #birthdaylove.
Happy Birthday, Eliza!!! 💜
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repost for @TheBookHippie:
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD 2026 💕💕💕
Our books for 2026
All welcome to join in for one or all 💙
https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2025/10/01/sunday-buddy-read-2026/
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