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Justine Silver's best friend, Mary Catherine McAllister, has given up chocolate for Lent, but Jussy doesn't think God wants her to make that kind of sacrifice. So she's decided to give up being Jewish instead. Jussy's bedroom closet has become her confessional, where she pours out her sins to her teddy bear and takes Communion using grape juice and matzo. But when her beloved grandmother, Bubbe, suffers a stroke, Jussy worries that her religious exploration is responsible. Worse, Jussy must suddenly contemplate life without Bubbe, the one person who seemed to understand her. Now Jussy feels she must decide once and for all who she is, and where she fits in.
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Question of Faith:
Eleven year old Justine is questioning her Jewish faith and decides to try out being Catholic like her new best friend, Mac. During her exploration her beloved bubbe (grandmother) suffers a stroke. Justine worries she caused her bubbe's stroke by giving up being Jewish for lent. After her bubbe's passing Justine visits with a priest and rabbi in an attempt to have some of her questions of faith answered. She returns to her Jewish faith, not because she knows it would have made her bubbe happy, but because... more info
Stephanie S. - Confessions of a Closet Catholic:
I really enjoyed the book Confessions of a Closet Catholic. I liked how all the characters were different in many ways and anyone can relate to at least one of them. This book really helped me understand a lot about Judism and Catholism. It also showed me that everyone goes through a stage when they question their life in some way or another. I really connected with the characters and meaning of this story.
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With about 14 million Jewish, and over one billion Catholic people in the World, Jussy wants to be both. In this realistic fiction novel, Jussy's neighborhood friend, Mac, gives up chocolate for Lent. Jussy wants to participate in Lent by giving up being Jewish and practicing Catholic traditions in her closet. She studies both religions trying to please everyone and follow her heart.more info Confessions...:
Librarians often recommend the classic 1970 Judy Blume novel, Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret, but fear it is rather outdated. Now we can happily point to a future classic-to-be by offering this smart and endearing book to that same pre-teen crowd. The novel follows 11-year-old Justine Silver (Jussy), who, although Jewish, is struggling with her religious identity while simultaneously dealing with moving away from her beloved Bubbe, being a tormented middle child, and having a crush on her best... more info Similar Products:
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