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Heller, Linda

The Castle on Hester Street

40 pp. | Simon | October, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-689-87434-5 $15.99
New ed. (1982, Jewish)
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Boris Kulikov. Visiting her grandparents, Julie hears two very different stories about how they came to America. Grandfather's stories are exuberant tall tales, while Grandmother tries to rein him in; Kulikov's new illustrations do a marvelous job illustrating the contrast. Throughout, the love Julie and her grandparents have is palpable, and Heller makes it clear that truth can come in many guises.
Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

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