The Way Back (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781984894625)

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - A SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK

Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons.

For the Jews of Eastern Europe, demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, harrowing the dead, even reaching out to try and steal away the living.

But the demons have a land of their own: a Far Country peopled with the souls of the transient dead, governed by demonic dukes, barons, and earls. When the Angel of Death comes strolling through the little shtetl of Tupik one night, two young people will be sent spinning off on a journey through the Far Country. There they will make pacts with ancient demons, declare war on Death himself, and maybe-- just maybe--find a way to make it back alive.

Drawing inspiration from the Jewish folk tradition, The Way Back is a dark adventure sure to captivate readers of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust.

Author: Gavriel Savit
ISBN-10: 1984894625
ISBN-13: 9781984894625
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/17/2020
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 513107 / Way Back

Award: National Book Awards - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2020 - Recommended - Readable
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2020
School Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 80
Publishers Weekly 08/03/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2020 - Book Of Special Distinction
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020 pg. 77
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 106
Booklist 10/15/2020 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average