This modern, mystical, Jewish YA novel, The Ghosts of Rose Hill , is a beautiful vessel for exploring trauma, exploitation, moral courage, and the strength of knowing who we are.
Read MoreUltimately, Hoodie’s journey is about learning how to be fully himself.
In reading his story, we might get a little closer to figuring out how to be fully ourselves, too.
If your YA reader is looking for a book to read over the High Holidays this year, I have one to recommend. It’s got golems. It’s got sheydim. It’s got this Jewish trans kid who isn’t always sure the world is worth saving, but he and his friends are going to try to save it anyway.
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