Plus get our latest book recommendations, author news, and competitions right to your inbox.
Table of Contents
About The Book
I put my fingers up to my throat and touched the pointy Star of David, my grandmother's necklace, a delicate chain made up of countless tiny links. If I wear this, will people think I am Jewish?
Is that what I want to be?
Seventh-grader Caroline Weeks has a Jewish mom and a non-Jewish dad. When Caroline's nana dies around the same time that Caroline's best friend, Rachel, is having her bat mitzvah, Caroline starts to become more interested in her Jewish identity.
Is that what I want to be?
Seventh-grader Caroline Weeks has a Jewish mom and a non-Jewish dad. When Caroline's nana dies around the same time that Caroline's best friend, Rachel, is having her bat mitzvah, Caroline starts to become more interested in her Jewish identity.
About The Author
Photograph by Lisa Bevis
Nora Raleigh Baskin is the ALA Schneider Family Book Award–winning author of Anything But Typical. She was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for her novel What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows, and has since written a number of novels for middle graders and teens, including The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah, The Summer Before Boys, and Ruby on the Outside. Nora lives with her family in Connecticut. Visit her at NoraBaskin.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Aladdin (June 3, 2009)
- Length: 144 pages
- ISBN13: 9781416974697
- Ages: 9 - 13
Browse Related Books
- Age 9 - 11
- Age 12 and Up
- Children's Fiction > Social Themes > Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Children's Fiction > Social Themes > Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Children's Fiction > Family > Multigenerational
- Children's Fiction > Social Situations > Adolescence
- Children's Fiction > Social Situations > Death & Dying
Awards and Honors
- Isinglass Award Nominee (NH)
Resources and Downloads
High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah Trade Paperback 9781416974697
- Author Photo (jpg): Nora Raleigh Baskin Photograph by Lisa Bevis(2.4 MB)
Any use of an author photo must include its respective photo credit
