Incantation -- Alice Hoffman

<b>Bestselling author Alice Hoffman tears a page from history and melds it with mysticism to create a spellbinding, highly acclaimed tale about the persecution of Jewish people during the sixteenth century.</b> <p/> Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices underground the ancient and mysterious way of wisdom known as kabbalah. When Estrella discovers her family's true identity--and her family's secrets are made public--she confronts a world she's never imagined, where new love burns and where friendship ends in flame and ash, where trust is all but vanquished and betrayal has tragic and bitter consequences. <p/> Winner of numerous best book citations and infused with the rich context of history and faith, Incantation is a transcendent journey of discovery and loss, rebirth and remembrance that Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry described as Magical and spellbinding...Painful and exquisitely beautiful.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Alice Hoffman<br><b>Publisher:</b> Little, Brown Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 10/01/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 192<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.40lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 4.70w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316154284<br><b>Age Range:</b> 12-17<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5<br><b>Point Value:</b> 4<br><b>Interest