Black Bird, Blue Road

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)

About the author

Sofiya Pasternack is a mental health professional, the highly-distractible author of Jewish fantasy, and prone to oversharing gross medical stories. If you're not careful, she'll holler at you about how to use psychotherapy to improve character development.

Summary

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)

Product details

• Authors: Sofiya Pasternack
• Publisher: Harper Collins (US)
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2023
• EAN: 9780063308954
• ISBN: 978-0-06-330895-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Weight: 209 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Relating to Jewish people and groups, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Disabilities & Special Needs, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, JUVENILE FICTION: Religious / Jewish