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jjolynn 's review for:
The Devil's Arithmetic
by Jane Yolen
A heartbreaking but brilliant book. The ending especially was beautiful. My only issue was the pacing; the story started out slow and then changed entirely in a few pages. I wish the book was a little longer to show the gradual development of what happened in 1942; I just didn't believe that Chaya's family had no idea what was happening to Jewish people until they were abruptly taken to the camp. Aside from this, I thought this book was great and will definitely recommend it to older kids.