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    A Ceiling Made of Eggshells
    A Ceiling Made of Eggshells
    A Ceiling Made of Eggshells
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    A Ceiling Made of Eggshells

    Written by Gail Carson Levine

    Narrated by Carlotta Brentan

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    In A Ceiling Made of Eggshells, Newbery Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine tells a moving and ambitious story set during the expulsion of Jews from Spain, about a young Jewish girl full of heart who must play her own role in her people’s epic history—no matter the sacrifice.

    Surrounded by her large family, Loma is happy living in the judería of Alcalá de Henares, Spain, and wants nothing more than to someday have a family of her own.

    Still, when her intimidating grandfather, her Belo, decides to bring her along on his travels, she’s excited to join him. Belo has the ear of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and Loma relishes her adventures with him, adventures that are beyond the scope of most girls of the time. She soon learns just how dangerous the world is for the Jews of Spain, and how her grandfather’s influence keeps their people safe.

    But the older Loma gets, the more she longs to realize her own dreams—if Belo will ever allow her to leave his side.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 12, 2020
    ISBN9780063007215
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    Gail Carson Levine

    Gail Carson Levine's first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Ever, a New York Times bestseller; Fairest, a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and a New York Times bestseller; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; A Tale of Two Castles; Stolen Magic; The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre; Ogre Enchanted; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction books Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink, as well as the picture books Betsy Who Cried Wolf and Betsy Red Hoodie. Gail Carson Levine and her husband, David, live in a two-centuries-old farmhouse in the Hudson Valley of New York State.

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      Historical fiction set in Spain during the time of the Inquisition. Loma and her family are Sephardic Jews of considerable stature in the aljama where they live. Her grandfather Belo even has audiences with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, working favor for the Jews of Spain. Although Loma is of an age when she would be betrothed, Belo decides he wants her to accompany him on his business travels instead. On these journeys, Loma is exposed to the challenges the Jews face, meets the royals, and witnesses Belo's adroit business dealings. She still dreams of getting married and having children but Belo doesn't seem to want that for her. But when he suffers several strokes and the date of the expulsion of the Jews nears, Loma must make important decisions for the sake of the family without Belo to guide her. Atmospheric and vivid but far too ambitious reading for any kids I know!