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Rebel Daughter
Lori Banov Kaufmann
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Delacorte Press/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-12581-6
Keywords: Slaves. Siblings. Religion. Jews, family
Esther, a high priest's daughter, challenging traditional Jewish female roles, faces loss, love, capture, and enslavement during the Roman siege of Jerusalem during the First Century CE. Well-referenced.