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Gittel

by Laurie Schneider
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The town bully, Karl Leckner, threatens to nail her mouth shut. Her best friend says she has more sass than sense. Even her beloved zayde wishes she would hold her tongue and rise above. But thirteen-year-old Gittel Borenstein' s feet are planted stubbornly on the earth and her tongue is as sharp as Zayde' s chalef, the razor he uses for butchering chickens. She' s fed up with being called Geetle Beetle, or Jew girl, or worse. The Borensteins and twelve other Jewish families have left behind the deadly pogroms of Eastern Europe only to find life nearly as harsh in 1911 Mill Creek, Wisconsin. The winters are fierce, the farming is unfamiliar, and not everyone in Mill Creek accepts the Jewish settlers. A star student, Gittel takes refuge in school, where she longs to blend in with her gentile friends and dreams of becoming a famous writer— a far-fetched dream when eighth grade represents the last year of formal schooling available in Mill Creek and Karl Leckner is determined a Jewish girl will never blend in.

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    April 1, 2025

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      • ISBN: 9781646035526

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      • ISBN: 9781646035526
      • File size: 296 KB

  • Languages

    • English

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    • Booklist

      February 1, 2025
      Grades 6-9 Thirteen-year-old Gittel comes of age and realizes her potential in this short, evocative, place-driven novel saturated in her Jewish heritage, the importance of family, and the power of hope. In Mill Creek, Wisconsin, Gittel lives among a handful of Jewish families who, like her own, struggle to stake their claim on culture in a town dominated by Christians, many of whom do not treat them kindly. Over the course of nine months, we see Gittel approach the end of her education (eighth grade) and grapple with what that means for her love of Emily Dickinson and her future. A quiet story reminiscent of Laura Ingalls Wilder and other family-focused stories of the past, Schneider's Gittel provides a unique conversation about community through a historical-fiction lens that invites connection to the modern day. While the stakes ebb and flow, Schneider's prose is firm and tight. Even though it's less than 150 pages, this book might not entice reluctant readers, but it will engage readers looking for community and hope, just like Gittel herself.

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