A Dreidel in Time
- by Marcia Berneger
- Early Chapter Book
- Fantasy, Religion
- Children
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- A Dreidel in Time: A New Spin on an Old Tale by Marcia Berneger (Kar-Ben, September 2019).
Nine-year-old Benjamin and his younger sister Devorah are given a dreidel that takes them back to the Maccabean Revolt and the first Hanukkah.
—Michael Main
“What’s happening?” Benjamin cried. The dreidel spun faster and faster until the whole room whirled with it. He grabbed onto Devorah and shut his eyes.
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 2000 to 2099: presumed time period
- Themes
- Causal Loops: Benjamin tells the Maccabees about George Washington’s tactics, which they use. Washington then reads about the Maccabees and uses their tactics. Benjamin learns of these tactics and goes back in time to tell the Maccabees . . .
- Real-World Tags
- Hellenistic Period: ancient Modi’in, 167 –164 BC
- Maccabean Revolt
- Maccabees
Variants
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- A Dreidel in Time: A New Spin on an Old Tale by Marcia Berneger (Kar-Ben, September 2019).
Previous Works
based on the traditional Hanukkah story