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Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins

  • 1989 first published
  • 32 pages
  • ★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
  • 6 editions

Published in 1989, Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins is a ghost story and fae fiction short story by Eric A. Kimmel. Key subjects include goblins, Hanukkah, courage and synagogues.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 17 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

It runs to roughly 32 pages — about 35 minutes of reading at an average pace.

About Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins

A traveler rids a village synagogue of ghosts. A Caldecott Honor Book.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Goblins
  • Hanukkah
  • Hanukkah stories
  • Courage
  • Synagogues
  • Dreidel, Game
  • Candles and lights, Judaism
  • Avarice
  • Menorah
  • Haunted places
  • Tricksters
  • Good and evil
  • Monsters
  • Fairies
  • Caldecott Medal
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins?

Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins was written by Eric A. Kimmel and first published in 1989.

What genre is Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins?

The median edition has 32 pages, about about 35 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins?

Readers who like it often enjoy Rumpelstiltskin, Trouble with Trolls and A Story, A Story.

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