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Time Travel

The Devil's Arithmetic

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  • 1988 first published
  • 170 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (6 ratings)
  • 22 editions
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Published in 1988, The Devil's Arithmetic is a time-travel fiction novel by Jane Yolen. The story is set in Poland, in Occupation, 1939–1945. Key subjects include concentration camps, jews, time travel and National Jewish Book Award.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 129 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions.

It runs to roughly 170 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Devil's Arithmetic

Hannah thinks tonight's Passover Seder will be the same as always. Little does she know that this year she will be mysteriously transported into the past where only she knows the horrors that await. Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland. Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Poland

Era

  • Occupation, 1939–1945

Subjects

  • Concentration camps
  • Jews
  • Time travel
  • Young adult fiction
  • National Jewish Book Award
  • YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General
  • Holocaust, Jewish, 1939-1945
  • Children's fiction
  • Poland
  • Holocaust, jewish, 1939-1945

Quick answers

Who wrote The Devil's Arithmetic?

The Devil's Arithmetic was written by Jane Yolen and first published in 1988.

What genre is The Devil's Arithmetic?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel.

How long is The Devil's Arithmetic?

The median edition has 170 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Devil's Arithmetic?

Readers who like it often enjoy Haunted, Artemis Fowl and Servant of the Bones.

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