num_pages: 480
description: Chicago 1893. For Alter Rosen this is the land of opportunity and he dreams of the day hell have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania. But when Alters best friend Yakov becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys his dream begins to slip away. While the rest of the city is busy celebrating the Worlds Fair Alter is now living a nightmare: possessed by Yakovs dybbuk he is plunged into a world of corruption and deceit and thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past. A boy who means more to Alter than anyone knows. Now with only days to spare until the dybbuk takes over Alters body completely the two boys must race to track down the killerbefore the killer claims them next.Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city a boy and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. 
language: English
title: The City Beautiful
publisher: Inkyard Press