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| Author | Kathryn Lasky |
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| Cover artist | Sasha Illingworth |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1 August 2004 |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Blood Secret". Kirkus Reviews. 2004-07-15. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Blood Secret". Booklist. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
