Adela Damari, a Jewish girl living in Yemen, is in danger of being adopted by the local Muslim community--unless her ailing parents can find her a husband before they die. When she meets two cousins from faraway cities--a boy with whom she shares a secret, and a girl who introduces her to the rituals of henna--Adela finds herself embarking on a new adventure into the dangers of Israel.
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call number/section: 1000
subjects: jews, yemen, fiction, yemen, history, fiction, yemen (republic), historical fiction, yemen (republic), historical fiction
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Eve, Nomi
In mid-twentieth century Yemen, Adela Damari's parents struggle to find her a spousal prospect after passage of the Orphan's Decree that states that all orphaned Jewish children are to be adopted into the Muslim community.
Schools: 1
Eve, Nomi
Adela Damari, a Jewish girl living in Yemen, is in danger of being adopted by the local Muslim community--unless her ailing parents can find her a husband before they die. When she meets two cousins from faraway cities--a boy with whom she shares a secret, and a girl who introduces her to the rituals of henna--Adela finds herself embarking on a new adventure into the dangers of Israel.
Schools: 0