Travel is something most parents want for their children.
But sometimes economics and scheduling make that impossible. Several amazing new young adult books transport readers of all ages to other times and places. Lester, a black man and son of a Methodist minister, is now a practicing Jew, and teaches Judaic Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is a man who questions and every one of his books invites readers to look deeper. Almah has learned easily and this puts her in an odd position.