Blood Secret
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By Kathryn Lasky
Published by HarperTeen (2006)
Genre: Multicultural, Historical Fiction, Religious
Disclaimer: Some sexual content, some violence
Pages: 304
After Jerry's mother disappeared when she was eight years old and after that she just stopped talking. She spends several years in orphanages and at age 14 she goes to live with her great aunt. One evening she goes into the celar and finds an old chest of her ancestor's momentos. As she goes through them she views parts of their lives and learns about the impact the spanish inquistion had in driving her family from thier Jewish heritage.
The first chapter is just not worth reading. For the most part I liked the rest of the book. I never knew much about the spanish inquisition. It was awful! Those poor people. I liked that in coming to know her heritage and the things her family has had to go through that it helped her heal. It showed how important it is to learn about the past.
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