- 288 pages
- English
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The Chosen
About This Book
A coming-of-age classic about two Jewish boys growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s, this "profound and universal" ( The Wall Street Journal ) story of faith, family, tradition, and assimilation remains deeply pertinent today. "Works of this caliber should be occasion for singing in the streets and shouting from the rooftops." â Chicago Tribune It's the spring of 1944 and fifteen-year-olds Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders have lived five blocks apart all their lives. But they've never met, not until the day an accident at a softball game sparks an unlikely friendship. Soon these two boysâone expected to become a Hasidic rebbe, the other at ease with secular Americaâare drawn into one another's worlds despite a father's strong opposition.Set against the backdrop of World War II and the creation of the state of Israel, The Chosen is a poignant novel about transformation and tradition, growing up and growing wise, and finding yourselfâeven if it might mean disappointing those you love.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Book One
- Book Two
- Book Three
- Reading Group Guide
- About the Author
- Copyright