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| Author | Jane Yolen |
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| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy, time slip |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| ISBN | 0-670-81027-4 |
The Devil's Arithmetic is a historical fiction time slip 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. During a Passover Seder, Hannah is transported back in time to 1941 Poland, during World War II, where she is sent to a concentration camp and learns the importance of knowing about the past.