The Best Kind of People
Zoe Whittall
A hometown hero schoolteacher is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school in this provocative, timely novel about loyalty, truth, and happiness in an American family.
Read Time: ~5.8 hr
Yiddish for Pirates
by Gary Barwin (2016)
About this book
"Set in the years around 1492, 'Yiddish for Pirates' tells the story of Moishe, a young man who, enchanted by maps and seeking adventure, leaves the shtetl to join a ship's crews. There he meets Aaron, our ribald yet philosophical parrot narrator who becomes his near-constant companion. With a beakful of Yiddish jokes, this wisecracking bird guides us through a swashbuckling world of exploits on the high seas, from exploration and daring escapes to piracy, revenge and the ultimate search for the Fountain of Youth. A post-colonial satire filled with Kabbalistic hijinks, this is also a tender love story between Moishe and his true love, Sarah, and between Arron and his 'shoulder, ' Moishe."--Page 4 of cover.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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