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Passover Guest, The
Susan Kusel
Illustrator: Sean Rubin
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-4562-2
Keywords: Passover, Judaism, Depression Era, Washington, D.C.
A poor, young, Depression-era Jewish girl meets a magician who advises her to run home for a seder she's convinced her family is too poor to have. Chagall-inspired illustrations.