About this title: The Newbery Medal-winning author of "The Whipping Boy" tells a moving and distinguished story set in post-World War II Europe about an American soldier possessed by the spirit of a dybbuk, who sets out to find the Nazi officer who murdered his family.
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Description: Very Good. Tiny bit of edgewear to dust jacket. Otherwise excellent condition. DJ is super glossy & clean. Binding-tight & square. Pages are tight, clean, straight, & unmarked. A5d. read more
Binding: Library Binding
Publisher: Greenwillow
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061344466ISBN:006134446X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061771408ISBN:0061771406
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow
Date Published: 2007-09-01
ISBN-13:9780061344459ISBN:0061344451
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061344459ISBN:0061344451
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Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Full Cast Audio
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781934180389ISBN:1934180386
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"I enjoy reading authors who build a wonderful story with minimum words. Author Sid Fleischman has that uncanny ability to make every word count.
In this story, Avrom Amos was killed by the Nazis before his bar mitzvah. He becomes a Jewish ghost and decides to possess the body of a young ventriloquist named Freddie.
Sid Fleischman doesn't shy away from the horrors of the Holocaust, but he presents the facts in a unique and clever way...through the mouth of a ventiloquist's dummy.
THE ENTERTAINER AND THE DYBBUK is fast-paced, with a satisfying ending. Fans of historical fiction will love this book."
"Just after World War II, an American ventriloquist named Freddie is possessed by a dybbuk - a Jewish spirit. Turns out it's the spirit of a young boy who was murdered during the Holocaust, but only after he saved Freddie's life. Now, he needs Freddie's help to find and avenge his murderer. The story has humor and pathos, and despite it's short length it's is a powerful tale of gratitude, human connections, prejudice, revenge and the horrors of war. I found it very engrossing."
"A dybbuk, a spirit, enters the body of Freddie, who is a vantriloquist. The dybbuk, Avrom Amos, brings the story of his death and the other Jewish children during the Holocaust to life through Freddie's shows. Freddie becomes extremely popular, and many people learn about the Holocaust, which leads Avrom to his murderer."
"In the sizable body of teen Holocaust fiction, this book stands out as one of the only attempts to be funny about it. In post-WWII Europe, an American ventriloquist with limited talent is visited by a dybbuk, the ghost of a Jewish boy killed in the Holocaust. Despite the man's protests, the dybbuk possesses him and his dummy, much improving the show and furthering the dybbuk's plan to exact revenge on the Nazi who killed him. A bizarre premise that mostly worked for me, thanks to Fleischman's expert dialogue, but I'm guessing it's not for everyone."
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