Hanukkah, Shmanukkah!
by Esme Raji Codell
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In this spin on A Christmas carol, Old Scroogemacher is a tyrant to the poor workers in his waistcoat factory, even on the last night of Hanukkah. Visited by three rabbis, Scroogemacher travels from the time of the Maccabees to present day.Tags
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A retelling of Dicken's Christmas Carol in which Scrooge runs a sweat shop, his forward-thinking, union sympathetic nephew loves the daughter of the equivalent of Bob Cratchet, and Rabbis of Hanukkah Past, Present and Future (a woman) visit him to make him change his ways. Lots of Yiddish words thrown in. The story of the Maccabees is inaccurate. The most interesting part of the book are the notes after the story.
An adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol with protagonist old Scroogemacher visited by three ghostly rabbis who take him back in time to the Maccabbees, to present day tenements (early 20th century) and then on to the future. Will he get the message?
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Esme Raji Codell is an avid collector of sparkly stickers and a pretty good roller skater. She is also the author of Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year, which won an Alex Award, given for the best adult books for young adults, among many honors. She has worked as a children's bookseller, teacher, and school librarian, and now runs the show more popular children's literature Web site www.planetesme.com. Esme lives in Chicago with her husband and son show less
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- Original publication date
- 2005
- People/Characters
- Scroogemacher; Gerstein; Moshe (Scroogemacher's nephew)
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA
- Dedication
- To my mother and father
---E.R.C.
This book is dedicated to the fair Sabrina,
the new Rose in our family.
---L.P.
Joe Haberer - First words
- Old man Scroogemacher was as sour as a pickle and had a tongue like horseradish.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)You see? Good things happen from a little remembering.
Especially on Hanukkah, Shmanukkah.
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