The life and opinions of Amy Finawitz, eighth grader

About this book

Through emails, one-act plays, and Chinese-style fortunes, Amy keeps her best friend informed as her elderly neighbor, Miss Sophia, invites herself and her nephew Beryl, a Hassidic Jew, to help Amy with a school assignment that takes them across New York City.

Subjects

Interpersonal relationsJewsSchoolsImmigrantsFriendshipFictionChildren's fictionFriendship, fictionNew york (n.y.), fictionHumorous storiesInterpersonal relations in adolescenceJuvenile fictionFriendship in adolescenceHasidism