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The city beautiful / Aden Polydoros.
Van Pelt Library PS3616.O493 C58 2021
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Polydoros, Aden, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boys--Illinois--Chicago--Juvenile fiction.
- Boys.
- Gay teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
- Gay teenagers.
- Jews--Crimes against--Illinois--Chicago--Juvenile fiction.
- Jews.
- Dybbuk--Juvenile fiction.
- Dybbuk.
- Spirit possession--Juvenile fiction.
- Spirit possession.
- Serial murderers--Illinois--Chicago--Juvenile fiction.
- Serial murderers.
- Friendship--Illinois--Chicago--Juvenile fiction.
- Friendship.
- Young adult fiction.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Jews--Fiction.
- Immigrants--Fiction.
- Gay people--Fiction.
- Dybbuk--Fiction.
- Serial murders--Fiction.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
- Fantasy.
- Jews--Crimes against.
- Manners and customs.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- Jewish boys--United States--Fiction.
- Gay teenagers--Fiction.
- Jews--Crimes against--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction.
- Serial murder investigation--Fiction.
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Young adult fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Young adult works.
- Fantasy fiction.
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Suspense fiction.
- LGBTQ+ fantasy fiction. -- https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000865
- American fiction
- Physical Description:
- 462 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Inkyard Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he'll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania. But when Alter's best friend, Yakov, becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, his dream begins to slip away. While the rest of the city is busy celebrating the World's Fair, Alter is now living a nightmare: possessed by Yakov's dybbuk, he is plunged into a world of corruption and deceit, and thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past. A boy who means more to Alter than anyone knows. Now, with only days to spare until the dybbuk takes over Alter's body completely, the two boys must race to track down the killer - before the killer claims them next. -- Description from Amazon.com.
- Publisher Annotation: Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. 480pp.
- Notes:
- Sydney Taylor Book Award, Young Adult, 2022.
- ISBN:
- 9781335402509
- 1335402500
- 9780800016876
- 0800016874
- OCLC:
- 1259443243
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