Maccabees

Tag Area: Real-World Character
Early Chapter Book

A Dreidel in Time


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.
Two children in togas look warily at a large elephant and a baby elephant in
                red regalia.
  • Fantasy
  • Religion
  • Audience: Children
  • Definite Time Travel