{"product_id":"alte-zachen-old-things-ziggy-hanaor-9781800660229","title":"Alte Zachen \/ Old Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIES MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully illustrated and presented intergenerational graphic novel that follows 11-year-old Benji and his elderly grandmother, Bubbe Rosa, as they traverse Brooklyn and Manhattan, gathering the ingredients for a Friday night dinner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBubbe's relationship with the city is complex - nothing is quite as she remembered it and she feels alienated and angry at the world around her. Benji, on the other hand, looks at the world, and his grandmother, with clear-eyed acceptance. As they wander the city, we catch glimpses of Bubbe's childhood in Germany, her young adulthood in 1950s Brooklyn, and her relationships; first with a baker called Gershon, and later with successful Joe, Benji's grandfather. Gradually we piece together snippets of Bubbe's life, gaining an insight to some of the things that have formed her cantankerous personality. The journey culminates on the Lower East Side in a moving reunion between Rosa and Gershon, her first love. As the sun sets, Benji and his Bubbe walk home over the Williamsburg Bridge to make dinner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a powerful, affecting and deceptively simple story of Jewish identity, of generational divides, of the surmountability of difference and of a restless city and its inhabitants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ziggy Hanaor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800660227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800660229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cicada Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2022 pg. 1","brand":"Ziggy Hanaor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077506953471,"sku":"9781800660229","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f320a347-be0c-4574-9e17-d3919a4ac80d.jpg?v=1685470348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alte-zachen-old-things-ziggy-hanaor-9781800660229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}