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Sparks Fly Upward
By Matas, Carol
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61815-964-2
- Publisher
- New York : Clarion Books, 2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2002
Gr 4-7 When their farmhouse burns to the ground, Rebecca Bernstein's family must leave their comfortable Jewish farming community in Saskatchewan and move to Winnipeg. Because her theater-loving father refuses to take just any job and there isn't enough room for the large extended family in the small storefront her grandfather finds, the 12-year-old is sent into foster care with a neighboring family. Worse yet, the Kostaniuks are Ukrainian and very Christian. Although Sophie Kostaniuk, who shares Rebecca's love for reading, could easily ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
