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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780152004415
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0152004416
Label: Harcourt Children's Books
Manufacturer: Harcourt Children's Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: May 15, 1995
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Harcourt Children's Books
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As a Jew, Pazit Trujillo objects when she and the rest of the Jericho High School band are instructed to play hymns and march in a cross, turning the whole town against her, except for one brave friend.
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This is an ausome book. i think the way they treated Pezit was not fair. If they didnt have anything nice to say they shouldnt have said anything at all. I think Billy was a very nice boy for being Zeeties friend. well g2g c ya l8er
Toodles amanda
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When Pazit Trujillo moves to Jericho to live with her father everything seems all right, but when she decides to join the high school band things start to go wrong. At first she meets a boy named Billy who seems to be a good guy. When she starts high school he ignores her completely, and goes of to join his popular friends. Pazit suddenly notices she is the only Jew in the school and that all the other students are Christian.
Then when band practices start she has to play all Christian music ... Read More
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Thanks, Carolyn Meyer, for telling us the real story behind this wonderful novel. I teach school in Utah and we all remember a similar situation a few years back with a Jewish student who has difficulty making her Mormon community understand why she didn't want to sing songs about Christ in December. I've used this book in literature partners with a great deal of success and I hope it has helped to bring down the barriers between religions in our small community.
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Rarely subjected to people of other religions besides Christianity, Jericho is surprised when Pazit Trujillo moves in with her father. Pazit is Jewish, has a weird name, and wears "different" clothes. With only one friend who does not associate with her at school, Billy, Pazit battles through her school days. At first the overall attitude towards Pazit is rude but not abnormal for a new kid. She finds herself getting strange looks, people making fun of her name and clothes, but not much else. ... Read More
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