Candles in My Window [Hardcover]

Beth Firestone (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Marc Firestone (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094407023X
• ISBN-13: 978-0944070239
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #794,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Candles in My Window, January 23, 2000

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MMM (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Candles in My Window (Hardcover)

This is a great book esp. if you are Jewish. I recomend it to anyone who wants a simple to read but page turning book. It is a story about a girl that is determined to learn about her religion and in that determination she opens her religion to her whole family. It is a great book, I know tons of people who love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book!, March 27, 2002

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Gift Card Recipient (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Candles in My Window (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful books for both adults and children/young adults. I so enjoyed the powerful story of family, tradition and love. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

Thank you!

4.0 out of 5 stars Candles in My Window, January 13, 2011

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Jewish Book World Magazine (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Candles in my Window (Hardcover)

Libby's family has just moved to Los Angeles, and she is having a very hard time adjusting to her new home. Her father is always working, her mother is busy with her writing, her older sister is doing whatever it takes to be popular, and her younger sister is being cared for by a maid. Lending a helping hand to another girl, Rebecca, at the neighborhood ice cream shop leads quickly to a friendship with significant effect on Libby's family. Libby's relationship with Rebecca, who is Orthodox, leads Libby to begin exploring Jewish observance, to the dismay of her parents. Only after long-buried secrets are revealed does Libby's family seem to be moving toward acceptance of her desire to move toward keeping kosher and observing Shabbat. This revision of a 20-year-old novel still captures the pain of a girl who feels adrift and her joy at having the opportunity to explore the Judaism her parents suppressed for so many years. Rebecca's family shows her the warmth lacking in her own home and models the mitzvah of hachnassat orchim (welcoming guests) for Libby and the reader. Their patient answers to her many questions may help readers understand more about Judaism along with Libby. Includes a glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish terms. Grades 5 - 8. Marci Bloch