Jane Yolen

writer
Short Story

The Bird of Time


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  • Science Fiction
  • No Time Phenomena
Novel

The Devil’s Arithmetic


In fifth grade, Hannah read this intense novel of a young modern Jewish girl thrown back to the concentration camps of World War II Germany.
Hannah was stunned. It was as if she’d suddenly been transported to a movie set.
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  • Eloi Bronze Medal
  • Fantasy
  • Audience: Families
  • Definite Time Travel
Feature Film

The Devil’s Arithmetic


Hannah Stern, reluctant to listen to her elders’ talk of their Jewish heritage, finds herself thrown back to the time World War II Germany in this made-for-TV adaptation of the novel. —Michael Main
You should know my parents are still alive, and I want to go back to New Rochelle.
Terrified Kirsten Dunst (as Hannah Stern) and Brittany Murphy (Rivkah) clutch
                each other on page one of a Kidsnet study guide.
  • Eloi Honorable Mention
  • Fantasy
  • Audience: Families
  • Definite Time Travel