The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic1999

The Devil's Arithmetic is a historical fiction novel written by American author Jane Yolen and published in 1988. The book is about Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle, New York and is sent back in time to experience the Holocaust.… more »



Hannah Stern:
I was thinking about how much help I could be to all of us.

Rivkah:
What do you mean?

Hannah Stern:
I had a history teacher who spent a whole semester talking about the Jews during the war, you know what I was doing? I was writing notes to my friends. I have no idea what my teacher said. The only thing I remember is that no one paid any attention to all of this.

Rivkah:
You have a very vivid imagination, and it is causing you much needless pain.

Hannah Stern:
I wish that was true.

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