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9-13 years

New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor–winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg s life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, and she s forced to grapple with both her family s prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences, as she defines her own beliefs.

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Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg s life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party. Her family s Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. As change becomes Ariel s only constant, she s left to hone something that will be with her always–her own voice.