A Sky Full of Song by Ashira
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It's 1908, and after a Cossack raid in which her mother is injured, 11-year-old Shoshana, her mother, and sisters travel to join Shoshana’s father and brother in North Dakota. Shoshana and 14-year-old Libke start to make friends with their Christian classmates, but they also face antisemitic bullying, and Shoshana is uncomfortable when Libke speaks Yiddish at school. Shoshana and her friend get caught in a blizzard, and after they manage to make it to Shoshana’s house one of the bullies arrives, begging for help for his horse. Eventually, Shoshana overcomes her ambivalence about Judaism, reconciles with her sister, and performs a Yiddish song with Libke at the school concert, after which the family celebrates Hanukkah together.
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Interesting and adventurous
A Sky Full of Song is full of adventure. In the beginning, Shoshanna, the main character, moves from the Russian Empire to North Dakota. In North Dakota she lives on a farm with her family. When she goes to school, she’s not sure if she should show or hide her Jewish identity. I loved this book because Shoshanna perseveres through lots of challenges. If you like historical fiction this is a great book for you!