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Book description change: Aaron and Zev have been protected from serving in the czar's army for very different reasons--Aaron's father pays to keep his scholarly son free and Zev works as a khapper, kidnapping other poor, young Jewish boys to fulfill the czar's army quotas. Zev's jealousy of Aaron turns to hate when he discovers that Miriam, the girl he loves, will be Aaron's future wife. Zev decides to rid himself of Aaron forever by turning him over to the czar's army, where few survive the forced labor. In this powerful novel set in the reign of Nicholas I in Russia, Carol Matas explores the complex issues of betrayal, faith and forgiveness. Winner of The Sydney Taylor Award, New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, Canadian Library Association Notable book, Notable Children's Trade Book in the field of Social Studies by NCSS, U.S.
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Aaron and Zev have been protected from serving in the Czar's army for very different reasons--Aaron's father has always paid to keep his scholarly son free. Zev takes the job of khapper, kidnapping other poor, young Jewish boys to fulfill the czar's army quotas.
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Zev's jealousy of Aaron turns to hate when he discovers that the girl he loves is to marry Aaron. When Zev decides to rid himself of Aaron forever, he kidnaps him and turns him over to serve in the army. He knows Aaron's fate is sealed--few survive the forced labor. A trick of fate, however, pits the boys against each other face-to-face. Sworn enemies, they must endure the cruel captivity together. Will they join forces to survive or will they destroy each other?
Carol Matas is the author of over 45 books for children and young adults. Her books have been translated and published in countries all over the world, including Russia, Japan, Germany and Denmark and have received over 100 nominations and awards. She has written two series with her friend and co-writer Perry Nodelman, The Minds series, and The Ghosthunter series. For more about Carol please visit her website at www.carolmatas.com
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- PublisherStarburst Digital Rights International inc.
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0988070391
- ISBN 13 9780988070394
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages122
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