num_pages: 186
description: Sixteen-year-old Thomas Wanninger is on a mission: to find out what his grandfather, a Nazi officer, did during World War II. Thomas is going to Israel to work on a kibbutz, where he will have access to a Jerusalem archive that may hold the information he seeks. His life is one of many to be affected by a terrorist attack that occurs at 11:47 A.M. on the day he arrives. Kibbutz members, a doctor, “the boss” of a diner, two Palestinian teenagers and their families, a bus driver, policemen, a news correspondent, an Israeli soldier, a Holocaust survivor . . . these and others add their voices to the minute-by-minute account of a catastrophic incident that changes everything, while at the same time renewing a deadly cycle of sacrifice and destruction. Pnina Kass, who lives in Israel, delivers an even-handed and powerful portrayal of the complex world her characters inhabit. Chilling, suspenseful, and frighteningly real, this novel could be the back story behind tomorrow’s news.
language: English
title: Real Time: A Novel
titlecomplete: Real Time: A Novel
genres: Cultural, War, Israel, International, Teen, Jewish, Young Adult, Read For School, Terrorism, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 298
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: National Jewish Book Award
category: Children’s and Young Adult Literature, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Sydney Taylor Book Award
category: Older Readers
publisher: Clarion Books