It's a Whole Spiel

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Includes a special introduction by Mayim Bialik, star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the 1 bestseller Girling Up Get ready to fall in love, experience heartbreak, and discover the true meaning of identity in this poignant collection of short stories about Jewish teens, including entries by David Levithan, Nova Ren Suma, and A Jewish boy falls in love with a fellow counselor at summer camp A group of Jewish friends take the trip of a lifetime A girl meets her new boyfriend s family over Shabbat dinner Two best friends put their friendship to the test over the course of a Friday night A Jewish girl feels pressure to date the only Jewish boy in her grade Hilarious pranks and disaster ensue at a crush s Hanukkah party From stories of confronting their relationships with Judaism to rom coms with a side of bagels and lox, It s a Whole Spiel features one story after another that says yes, we are Jewish, but we are also queer, and disabled, and creative, and political, and adventurous, and anything we want to be You will fall in love with this insightful, funny, and romantic Jewish anthology from a collection of diverse Jewish authors. Best Download It's a Whole Spiel by Katherine Locke For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I m so happy and honored to have a story in this collection, about a Modern Orthodox girl named Amalia who s suffering major culture shock at the transition from her insular world during college orientation But there s a great amount of variety in here, including a story that made me cry like whoa by Hannah Moskowitz , a story that brought back so many fun memories for me by Goldy Moldavsky , and a story that makes such great use of social media I didn t even have as a teen by Katherine Lock I m so happy and honored to have a story in this collection, about a Modern Orthodox girl named Amalia who s suffering major culture shock at the transition from her insular world during college orientation But there s a great amount of variety in here, including a story that made me cry like whoa by Hannah Moskowitz , a story that brought back so many fun memories for me by Goldy Moldavsky , and...Average Rating .67I m always looking for anthologies to read because it s a nice way to discover new authors When this collection was first announced, I was very excited because it features many authors I follow on social media and enjoy interacting with Despite not knowing much about Judaism as a religion or culture, I really had a lot of fun reading these stories They are a wonderful exp...Only like 1 12th biasedi m just finding out about this but yall don t know how important this is to meJewish authors I know of contributing to this Katherine Locke, Laura Silverman, David Levithan, Nova Ren Suma, and Dahlia Adler 2019 is preemptively saved.Publication Date September 17th 2019Thank you to NetGalley, the authors, and the publisher for this e ARC in exchange for an honest review I m not Jewish Each of these short stories could have told me people who are Jewish drink coffee because it brings them closer to God or some such equally strange nonsense and I would have believed it Thankfully the authors are all Jewish and probably wouldn t be too excited about misrepresenting Jewish people It s a Whole Spiel Love, Latkes, and Other J Publication Date September 17th 2019Thank you to NetG...Average rating 3.6Overall this collection was really good The rating would have been much higher if only one or two stories had not been included but otherwise I think its a really strong collection Its a really awesome anthology for the Jewish members of the YA reader base I would like to mention that I am not personally Jewish and therefore cannot review these stories on an Own Voices perspective However, I do think it is worth mentioning that I have Jewish members of my family whom I am Average rating 3.6Overall this collection was really good The rating would have been much higher if only one or two stories had not been included but otherwise I think its a really strong collection Its a really awesome anthology for the Jewish members of the YA reader base I would like to mention that I am not personally Jewish and therefore cannot review these stories on an Own Voices perspective However, I do think it is worth mentioning that I have Jewish members of my family whom I am very close to and because of that, I do have a lot of knowledge about Judaism and Jewish culture.Individual ratings Indoor Kids by Alex London 4 starsSuch a cute story about a gay, Jewish boy who loves space and is crushing on a fellow Jewish counselor I m quickly falling in love with Alex London s writing.Two Truths and an Oy...I ve waited for a book like this for years In all the talks of diverse books, I kept looking to find Jewish representation, especially with new releases Having scarcely seen any, I went off to my local library to scour the Hebrew shelves, ... I received a digital ARC of this book through Netgalley thanks to Random House Children s Knopf Books for Young Readers in exchange for an honest review.When I first found out about this anthology on Twitter I follow both Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman along with a few of the authors that contributed to this book I almost burst into tears from happiness In all of the books I ve read throughout my life, I ve found very little Jewish representation, and the same can be said for TV shows, m I received a digital ARC of this book through Netgalley thanks to Random House Children s Knopf Books for Young Readers in exchange for an honest review.When I first found out about this anthology on Twitter I follow both Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman along with a few of the autho...THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING Before I jump in, I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a physical ARC This has meant the world to me and being able to review this book and get my hands on a copy before the world gets to see it has meant the world to me And it has in no way impacted my thoughts or opinions on the fact that I have received an ARC All opinions are my own I am also quoting from the ARC, so these are all subject to change These fourteen stories have been the first t THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING Before I jump in, I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a physical ARC This has meant the world to me and being able to review this book and get my...

It's a Whole Spiel
  • English
  • 02 April 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 0525646167
  • Katherine Locke
  • It's a Whole Spiel