Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

<b>LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD!<br>A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD WINNER! <p/><i>The Chosen</i> meets Adam Silvera in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friendship betrayal and the hatred that divides us.</b> <p/>Hoodie Rosen's life isn't that bad. Sure his entire Orthodox Jewish community has just picked up and moved to the quiet mostly non-Jewish town of Tregaron but Hoodie's world hasn't changed that much. He's got basketball to play studies to avoid and a supermarket full of delicious kosher snacks to eat. The people of Tregaron aren't happy that so many Orthodox Jews are moving in at once but that's not Hoodie's problem. <p/>That is until he meets and falls for Anna-Marie Diaz-O'Leary--who happens to be the daughter of the obstinate mayor trying to keep Hoodie's community out of the town. And things only get more complicated when Tregaron is struck by a series of antisemitic crimes that quickly escalate to deadly violence. <p/>As his community turns on him for siding with the enemy Hoodie finds himself caught between his first love and the only world he's ever known. <p/>Isaac Blum delivers a wry witty debut novel about a deeply important and timely subject in a story of hatred and betrayal--and the friendships we find in the most unexpected places. <p/><b>Praise for <i>The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen</i> </b> <p/>A deeply authentic story about the terror and glory of encountering the outside world without sacrificing who you are--and who you want to be. It's touching tragic and as Jewish as your Bubbe's cholent. <b>-Gavriel Savit <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Anna and the Swallow Man</i></b> <p/>Blum gives the common but often-dismissed spiritual journey of many teens the respect it deserves in this witty profound look at cross-cultural friendship courageous honesty and how a willingness to truly see and love our neighbors can change an entire community. <b>-Vesper Stamper National Book Award-nominated author of <i>What the Night Sings</i></b> <p/>A refreshingly human look at the day-to-day nuances of Orthodox Judaism and the terror of modern antisemitism. I laughed I gasped I craved kosher Starburst. Two thumbs up from this nice Jewish girl! <b>-Tyler Feder Sydney Taylor Award-winning author of <i>Dancing at the Pity Party</i></b> <p/>Bold brave and brutally honest it holds a permanent piece of my heart. <b>-Dahlia Adler author of <i>Cool for the Summer</i></b> <p/>Isaac Blum has the rare talent of telling searing visceral truths in a witty funny punchy way . . . <i>The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen</i> is a vital voice in Jewish YA canon. <b>-Katherine Locke Sydney Taylor Honor author of <i>The Girl with the Red Balloon</i></b><br><b><i> </i></b>