The Passover Guest

Muriel's family can't afford to hold a Passover Seder this year--but when a mysterious magician appears, a miracle ensues.

It is the first night of Passover, 1933. Walking past the Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C., Muriel spots a magician and pauses to watch his act. When she offers him a tip, the magician encourages Muriel to hurry home for her family's Seder. Though she knows her family is too poor to prepare a meal this year, Muriel does go-- and, miraculously, a Passover feast awaits her. The whole Jewish community delights-- but who could the mysterious magician have been, and how did he manage it?

Perfect for any Passover gathering!

This adaptation of Der Kunzen-Macher (The Magician) by Polish author and playwright I.L. Peretz, perfect for young readers, evokes the spirit of the holiday-- and the magic of belief. Handsomely illustrated by graphic novelist Sean Rubin, the Depression-era setting draws from historical photographs of Washington, D.C., bringing Muriel's world to life.

Backmatter includes useful essays on the holiday.