Once I Was a Plum Tree

By Johanna Hurwitz

Book Overview

Once Gerry's family name Pflaumenbaum, Which means "plum tree" in German.Now, it's jusy plain flam, which means nithing at all."What religion are you?" is the worst thing anyone could ask ten-year-old... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688322239
• ISBN13: 9780688322236
• Release Date: March 1980
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6

Customer Reviews

A young Jewish girl comes to terms with her identity.

I thought Once I Was A Plum Tree was a very sensitively written book, dealing with the child who feels different from the others in her milieu and must find her own sense of identity without many supports around her. The characterizations rang true, and the relationships between people were finely drawn. It also addressed a widely shared situation: that of the Jewish child whose parents are not terribly religiously observant, but who still knows that she is Jewish and must define what that means in America. It was a very satisfying read.