Wordwings

by Sydelle Pearl

Overview

In 1941, twelve-year-old Rivke Rosenfeld lives in the Warsaw Ghetto, where she witnesses German soldiers slashing her grandfather's beard from his face. Her anger compels her to secretly write her stories and her memories in the margins of a book of fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen. When Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum, historian and founder of the Underground Archive--a written compilation of Jewish life experiences in the Ghetto--hears Rivke tell one of her stories, he is so impressed that he asks her to contribute her diary to this Archive, and Rivke agrees, imagining her words rising up from the ground on wings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771831970
Publisher:	Guernica Editions, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Sydelle Pearl currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She has published books in genres including folktales, historical fiction, and biography. She is a former children's librarian who is a professional storyteller.

Editorial Reviews

A fully engaging and compellingly entertaining read from beginning to end, Wordwings showcases author Sydelle Pearl's genuine flair for character and narrative driven storytelling. An original and deftly crafted novel, Wordwings is very highly recommended for community library Contemporary General Fiction collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that Wordwings is also available in a digital book format.

Midwest Review of Books