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Black Bird, Blue Road

By: Sofiya Pasternack
Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
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In this historical fantasy novel, praised as a “rich, omen-filled journey that powerfully shows love and its limits*” and “propulsive, wise, and heartbreaking,”** Ziva will do anything to save her twin brother Pesah from his illness—even facing the Angel of Death himself. From Sydney Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award finalist Sofiya Pasternack.

Pesah has lived with leprosy for years, and the twins have spent most of that time working on a cure. Then Pesah has a vision: The Angel of Death will come for him on Rosh Hashanah, just one month away.

So Ziva takes her brother and runs away to find doctors who can cure him. But when they meet and accidentally free a half-demon boy, he suggests paying his debt by leading them to the fabled city of Luz, where no one ever dies—the one place Pesah will be safe.

They just need to run faster than The Angel of Death can fly...

(*Publishers Weekly, starred review; **Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

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I don't give out 5 stars often. I was fascinated by the historical setting and unfamiliar mythology. I loved the characters and watching them grow. There is a scene where the main character has a conversation with another character about the nature of angels and faith that I found particularly touching.

I will be reading more by this author.

Loved this one!

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A sad tale of determination and sibling love, it’s a amazing book, I loved it

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Ziva’s love for Pesah is so heartbreaking to witness as it’s pretty clear early on where we will end up. Ziva is a kid and written that way but she is trying so, so hard that it is incredibly endearing. I love all these characters a lot and I wish we had more time with them.

The world is so interesting and I had fun learning about a culture I’m unfamiliar with.

The scenes with the Angel of death are genuinely chilling.

I look forward to reading more from this author!

Beautiful story

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I liked her voice changes. I don't like having to write these. Should be optional.

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