num_pages: 170
description: "A triumphantly moving book."  — Kirkus Reviews , starred reviewHannah dreads going to her family's Passover Seder—she's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village in the year 1942. Why is she there, and who is this "Chaya" that everyone seems to think she is? Just as she begins to unravel the mystery, Nazi soldiers come to take everyone in the village away. And only Hannah knows the unspeakable horrors that await. A critically acclaimed novel from multi-award-winning author Jane Yolen. "[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow." — SLJ , starred review"Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." — Booklist Winner of the National Jewish Book AwardAn  American Bookseller  "Pick of the Lists"
language: English
title: The Devil's Arithmetic
titlecomplete: The Devil's Arithmetic
characters: Hannah (Chaya) (The Devil's Arithmetic)
genres: Time Travel, Historical, Middle Grade, Fantasy, World War II, Holocaust, Young Adult, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 58947
places: Poland
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novella, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novella, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: National Jewish Book Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Sydney Taylor Book Award
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature
publisher: Puffin Books