 | Rachel Friedman And Eight Not-Perfect Nights Of Hanukkah (Rachel Friedman) Author: Kapit, Sarah | |
| Price: $6.55 | ||
Summary:
Determined to make this the happiest Hanukkah, Rachel must figure out how to save the holiday when her brother Aaron's grumpiness threatens to ruin it.
Reviews:
Booklist (09/15/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 09/15/2024 Eight-year-old Rachel (Rachel Friedman Breaks the Rules, 2024) returns, this time contemplating her discomfort over how the yule season is a big deal, while no one acknowledges Hanukkah. After a new classmate expresses his shock that Rachel does not celebrate Christmas, she vows to make this Hanukkah the best ever. She constructs a list of “musts” to make her holiday perfect (making potato latkes, a dreidel-spinning contest, building a LEGO menorah, going ice-skating). Disappointingly, Dad forgets to buy potatoes (so no latkes), older brother Aaron feels he is now too old for the holiday (no LEGO menorah), and BFF Maya gets sick, leaving Rachel to celebrate all on her own. As with the earlier title, this book offers short chapters, a large typeface, frequent cartoon illustrations, and believable characters, making for an appealing first chapter book. More important, Kapit successfully articulates for young readers the December dilemma faced by those who don’t celebrate Christmas: what is all the fuss about, and why do I feel excluded? A thoughtful message delivered with a light touch. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
