The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah

Name: The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
ISBN: 9781423381266

Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin

Narrator: Stephanie Wolfe

Unabridged: 3 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 03/20/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction, Religious Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Caroline’s mom is Jewish, her dad isn’t, and Caroline has never really thought of herself as any religion. But when her nana dies and leaves Caroline a Star of David necklace, Caroline begins to wonder about her heritage. If she starts going to synagogue, won’t that upset her dad? Should she have a Bat Mitzvah like her best friend, Rachel? Does Caroline want to be Jewish? The more she thinks about it, the more questions she has. Like Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, this thoughtful and relevant novel traces one girl’s journey toward discovering who she is and where she fits in.

About Nora Raleigh Baskin

Nora Raleigh Baskin has written several novels for middle-grade readers and teens, including Basketball (Or Something Like It), In the Company of Crazies, and her first book, What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows, for which she was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Flying Start. Nora lives with her family in Connecticut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elyssa

"The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah" by Norah Raleigh Baskin, is about a 12 year old girl, Caroline, who is just discovering a part of her life she never even knew before. After receiving a star of David necklace from her grandmother, who recently passed away, she begins to embrace her Jewish identity.......more

Goodreads review by Kit

One of the blurbs called this a modern Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, but other than having a main character who's entering puberty and uncertain about her religious identity, there's not much that the two have in common. Baskin's verision of twelve-going-on-thirteen doesn't have the news fl......more

Goodreads review by Michelle

The main character in this book, Caroline, is twelve, going on thirteen, and she is going through a lot of changes in her life. Her grandmother, to whom she was very close, has passed away. Her grandmother, Nana, left her a necklace with a Jewish Star of David on it. Meanwhile, her best friend, Rach......more