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Snow in August
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Pete Hamill
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Publication date
October 1, 1999
Binding
Prebinding
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780613068512
ISBN-10
0613068513
Dimensions
1.25 by 4.50 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$15.25
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Brooklyn, 1947. The war veterans have come home. Jackie Robinson is about to become a Dodger. And in one close-knit working-class neighborhood, an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin has just made friends with a lonely rabbi from Prague.
Snow in August is the story of that unlikely friendship - and of how the neighborhood reacts to it. For Michael, the rabbi opens a window to ancient learning and lore that rival anything in Captain Marvel. For the rabbi, Michael illuminates the everyday mysteries of America, including the strange language of baseball. But like their hero Jackie Robinson, neither can entirely escape from the swirling prejudices of the time. Terrorized by a local gang of anti-Semitic Irish toughs, Michael and the rabbi are caught in an escalating spiral of hate for which there's only one way out - a miracle....
Deeply affecting and wonderfully evocative of old New York, Snow in August is a brilliant fable for our time and all time - and another triumph for Pete Hamill.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (November 1, 1997)
9780786212217 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $28.95
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
from Little Brown & Co (May 1, 1997)
9780316340946 | details & prices | 327 pages | 6.50 × 10.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $23.95
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
Paperback
Reprint edition from Back Bay Books (June 11, 2013)
9780316242820 | details & prices | 356 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Brooklyn, 1947.
About: Brooklyn, 1947.
from Grand Central Pub (October 1, 1999)
9780446675253 | details & prices | 372 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $14.00
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year old Irish-Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day.
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year old Irish-Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day.
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (November 1, 1998)
9780786212224 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $25.95
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
from Vision (March 1, 1998)
9780446606257 | details & prices | 4.50 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.99
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
Miscellaneous
from Grand Central Pub (October 31, 2009)
9780446569668 | details & prices | List price $9.99
Cassette/Spoken Word
Abridged edition from Soundelux Audio Pub (November 1, 2001)
9781565116269 | details & prices | List price $17.95
from Soundelux Audio Pub (July 1, 1997)
9781559352505 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Set in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood in 1947, this tale revolves around an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin and Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a refugee from Prague.
About: Set in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood in 1947, this tale revolves around an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin and Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a refugee from Prague.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (February 1, 2002)
9780606200745 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $23.50
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
Prebinding
Reissue edition from Paw Prints (October 15, 2008)
The price comparison is for this edition
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613068512 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.25
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9781417738687 | details & prices | 372 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $25.75
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 1998)
9781417621965 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $18.40
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
About: An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day
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