Elvina's mirror2009
About this book
In 1097 Troyes, France, fourteen-year-old Elvina reaches out to a shunned family of German Jews, eventually drawing her grandfather, Bible and Talmud scholar Solomon ben Isaac, into helping her new friend's cousin Ephraim, whose memories of the Crusaders' cruelty have driven him mad.
Details
- First published
- 2009
- OL Work ID
- OL3080999W
Subjects
FictionHistoryJewsCrusadesJuvenile fictionPersecutionsSex roleChildren's fictionJews, history, fictionCrusades, fictionSex role, fictionFrance, history, fiction