description: Set in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood in 1947, this poignant tale revolves around two of the most endearing characters in recent fiction: an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin and Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a refugee from Prague.
title: Snow In August
titlecomplete: Snow In August
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magical Realism, Coming Of Age, Jewish, Adult, Novels, New York, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 6790
places: Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: ALA Alex Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Long Island Reads
publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.