An Ethiopian Jewish family leaves their oppressed mountain village to make a difficult and treacherous journey in the hope of reaching freedom in Israel.
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From Publishers Weekly
In their trenchant sequel to the acclaimed Day of Delight, Schur and Pinkney recount the perilous journey of 12-year-old Menelik and his family as they brave overwhelming odds to make their way from Ethiopia to Israel. As Ethiopian Jews, or Beta Israel, they have faced religious persecution since the Marxist military government's rise to power in 1978 (a concluding note supplies background information). Although conditions are insupportable, the Beta Israel have been forbidden to leave the country for Israel, and so Menelik, his younger brother and their parents steal away from their home one night with just a few possessions and a scant supply of food. They can travel only at night, and on foot; Menelik's father estimates that they will need two weeks. Writing with pathos deepened by memorable imagery, Schur casts Menelik as the narrator of this arduous, ultimately triumphant flight. Pinkney's fittingly stark, accomplished scratchboard art gracefully reflects the family's movement from darkness into light. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6-This companion to Schur's Day of Delight (Dial, 1994) follows a family of Ethiopian Jews (the Beta Israel) in their escape from drought and persecution. Traveling at night on foot through mountains, plains, and desert, 12-year-old Menelik, his parents, and younger brother head for a Sudanese refugee camp. From there, the people are airlifted to Israel; given homes, clothing, and food; and assimilated into a culture that offers them freedom, safety, and equality. The boy tells the story of the perilous journey?of days filled with hunger, fear of discovery, and death; of a furtive border crossing; of weeks of unsanitary living in the crowded camp; and, finally, of resettlement in a small white hut in the hills near Jerusalem. The book reads like a true adventure story. Pinkney's full-page, black-and-white scratchboard illustrations add reality to this fictionalized account of the recent rescue mission that saved the remnants of a little-known civilization. A map of the Middle East shows the family's escape route, and an author's note adds historical information.
Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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