Return by Sonia Levitin
Fifteen-year-old Desta belongs to a small, isolated mountain community of Ethiopian Jews. She and her brother and sister leave their aunt and uncle and set out on the long and dangerous trip to freedom -- an airlift from the Sudan to Israel, the Promised Land. They travel barefoot, facing hunger, thirst and bandits. Vivid and compelling.Levitin's tour de force is sensitively written. BOKLIST. An ALA 1987 Best Book for Young Adults.
Levitin, Sonia: - Sonia Levitin, like Lisa Platt, escaped from Germany in the late 1930's. Among her acclaimed books for young readers are The Mark of Conte and The Return.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780449702802 |
| ISBN 10 | 0449702804 |
| Title | Return |
| Author | Sonia Levitin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1988-07-12 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Winner of Sydney Taylor Book Award (Older Readers) 1987 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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