Asher Lev is the artist who painted the sensational 'Brooklyn Crucifixion'. Into it, he poured all the anguish and torment a Jew can feel when torn between the faith of his fathers and the calling of his art. Here Asher Lev plunges back into his childhood and recounts the story of love and conflict [...]

From the celebrated author of "The Chosen" and "My Name Is Asher Lev, " a trilogy of related novellas about a woman whose life touches three very different men--stories that encompass some of the profoundest themes of the 20th century. Accelerated Reader: Reading Level 5.9, 11 Points.[...]

"Rivals anything Chaim Potok has ever produced. It is a book written with passion about passion. You're not likely to read anything better this year."

THE DETROIT NEWS

Twenty years have passed for Asher Lev. He is a world-renowned artist living in France, still uncertain of his[...]

"Potok writes powerfully about the suffering of innocent people caught in the cross-fire of a war they cannot begin to understand....Humanity and compassion for his characters leap from every page."

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

As the Chinese and the army of the North sweep south du[...]

For Davita Chandal, growing up in the New York of the 1930s and '40s is an experience of joy and sadness. Her loving parents, both fervent radicals, fill her with the fiercely bright hope of a new and better world. But as the deprivations of war and depression take a ruthless toll, Davita unexpected[...]

"A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly."
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Young Reuven Malter is unsure of himself and his place in life. An unconventional scholar, he struggles for recognition from his teachers. With his old [...]