Blood Secret
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| Author | Kathryn Lasky |
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| Cover artist | Sasha Illingworth |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1 August 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-000066-0 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 54035383 |
| LC Class | PZ7.L3274 Bl 2004 |
Blood Secret is a young adult novel by Kathryn Lasky.
Plot summary
Fourteen-year-old Jerry Luna refuses to speak after her mother's disappearance. Living at her great-great-aunt Constanza's house, she discovers a trunk and is transported into the lives of her Jewish ancestors living in Spain in the years before the Spanish Inquisition and later in Spanish America.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews discussed how "Lasky tries to weave [Blood Secret] into a tale of Catholic, Jewish, Aztec, and Navajo strands, where Jerry learns her full name and all of its meaning." They concluded, "Though it often reads like a lesson in this aspect of Jewish history, rather than a true historical time-travel, there will be readers eager to delve into the secrets of blood and shadows."[1]
Booklist also reviewed the novel.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Blood Secret". Kirkus Reviews. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Blood Secret". Booklist. October 1, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2024.