Wordwings

by Sydelle Pearl

Overview

In 1941, 12-year-old Rivka Rosenfeld lives in the Warsaw Ghetto with her grandfather and two sisters in a synagogue because housing is scarce. When German soldiers slash her grandfather's beard, Rivka is compelled to write in between the pages of a library book by Hans Christian Andersen. Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum, founder of the Underground Archive—a compilation of Warsaw Ghetto experiences, asks her to contribute her stories to the archives and Rivka agrees, imagining her words rising up from the ground on wings of their own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771831963
Publisher:	Guernica Editions, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/01/2017
Series:	Essential Prose Series , #142
Edition description:	First edition
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Sydelle Pearl, a New Jersey native, currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She has published books in genres including folktales, historical fiction, and biography. Her book, Elijah's Tears: Stories for the Jewish Holidays, received a Storytelling World Honor Award.

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