The Dybbuk: A Version

by Barbara Rogasky

Book Overview

In this compelling retelling of one of the best-known stories of the Kabbalah, a promise broken comes back to haunt the richest man in town. From the moment Sender's daughter, Leah, meets Konin, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082341616X
• ISBN13: 9780823416165
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Kids in grades 3-5 with good reading skills will relish the complex love story

A version of the classic Dybbuk by Barbara Rogasky receives Leonard Everett Fisher's compelling illustrations as it retells one of the best-known stories of the Kabbalah. A promise haunts a rich man in town when a poor scholar and a rich man's daughter fall in love. Sender turns his back on a pact and promises his daughter to a wealthy suitor, and Konin dies of a broken heart but his ghost returns. Vivid brown and white drawings capture atmosphere, kids in grades 3-5 with good reading skills will relish the complex love story.