The Burning Light
Publisher: Pitspopany Press
Published: 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781930143432
Subjects: Judaism; Religious festivals & pilgrimages; Judaism - History; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Religious; Children: Grades 4-6; Holidays & Festivals - Jewish; Christian - Fantasy; Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Religious; Hanukkah stories; Jewish fiction; Juvenile fiction; Time travel
First sentence: The rain had stopped and a hazy pink glow filled the Tel Aviv sky.
Description: When two young time-travelers are caught up in the adventure and heroism of the Hanukkah story, they quickly discover that the Maccabees have to fight not only Antiochus and the Greek empire, but the many Jews who have accepted the ways of the Greeks and their gods.