The Ninth Day
Published on 15. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-932010-65-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this companion novel following the Oregon Book Award-winning Blue Thread, Ruth Tenzer Feldman once again weaves a tale full of history, culture, and fantasy. Hope Friis has struggled with a severe stutter her entire life. As the 1960s Free Speech Movement gains ground in her hometown of Berkeley, California, Hope embarks on a journey back in time—guided by her time-traveling ancestor, Serakh—to the city of Paris, circa 1099 A.D. Her mission: to save the newborn son of the young woman, Dolcette, and find the courage to become a young woman of strength and conviction.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-932010-65-7 (9781932010657)
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Person
Ruth Tenzer Feldman is the author of numerous nonfiction books for children and young adults, including The Fall of Constantinople, How Congress Works, and Don't Whistle in School: The History of America's Public Schools. She holds degrees in both law and international relations, and has spent time working as a legislative attorney for the U.S. Department of Education. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she is a member of the League of Women Voters, the Oregon Historical Society, and the Institute for Judaic Studies. Her first novel, Blue Thread, was published in 2012 and is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Young Adult Literature.