The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah Farshore * The Same Backward as

* The Same Backward as Forward (novella)

The silences in Eilis’ life are thunderous and dangerous

fleeing family

their love forged during a special operations training course

Determined to have their friend join them

The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah Farshore * The Same Backward asFrom Sydney Taylor Award winner and National Jewish Book Award honoree Laurel Snyder comes a warm, reverential, surprising, and fresh story of one very special Hanukkah. In a dark, dark room, one thin candle wakes, bursts to life Thus begins the first night of Hanukkah in one childs home. But what does the light from the candle mean? What are the words everyone is singing? What will each of these eight nights hold? Family and friends, takeout dinners