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Sparks fly upward

by Carol Matas

JewsJuvenile fictionFamily lifePrejudicesFictionHousehold MovingSchoolsFriendship

In 1910, when a family of Russian Jews moves from Saskatchewan to Winnipeg, Canada, twelve-year-old Rebecca must live with Christians temporarily and struggles with anti-Semitism, confusion about God, and changing relationships with family and friends.

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Book data: Open Library