Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues by Ferida Wolff

Touches of humor throughout provide a nice counterpoint to the realistic problems. The fact that the demands on Alyssa are placed within a Jewish context will not limit general reader interest. Alyssa is a wholesome teen who deals with her problems in a mature and thoughtful manner. Rabbi Pearlman is exemplary he works well with teens and is able to empathize and discuss problems with them in a realistic yet good-humored manner. The suburban middle-class setting provides a sturdy anchor for this story. Guided by Jewish precepts, she is able to make some serious decisions. Readers will enjoy the universal conflicts Wolff eloquently delineates her characters are well realized and lend additional credibility to the story.Īlyssa struggles with the need to examine personal priorities and commitments.

Alyssa realizes that a delicate balance between avocation and responsibility can exist if she is strong enough to make difficult decisions. Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues by Wolff Ferida from. Her priorities shift, however, when her best friend Ellen becomes ill, and when Alyssa’s Jewish identity becomes more important to her. And, instead of joining the temple’s confirmation class, concentrating on schoolwork or socializing with friends, Alyssa chooses to pursue her dance lessons. PraiseĪlyssa has become an adult, according to Judaism since she has completed her Bat Mitzvah, she is expected to make her own decisions. Urn:oclc:39741263 Republisher_date 20170701160601 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 233 Scandate 20170630123940 Scanner busy young girl struggles to understand her Jewish identity and balance the demands on her everyday life. OL2639400W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 90.13 Pages 154 Ppi 300 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0827605315 Urn:lcp:pinkslippersbatm00wolf:epub:14eedb1b-790e-44b4-90c5-79a275801578 Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier pinkslippersbatm00wolf Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3qv7mk9t Invoice 1213 Isbn 0827603320ĩ780827603325 Lccn 89001840 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL2184015M Openlibrary_edition By Eoin Colfer - Hebrew 29.95 A Journey with Rabbi Juravel 3 - The Great Escape & Other Stories 22.95 Our of Print A Journey with Rabbi Juravel 2 - Adventure in the Sky & Other Stories 22. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:19:32 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA1153321 City Philadelphia DonorĪllen_countydonation Edition 1st ed. Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues by Ferida Wolff 9.95 Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident.