Rebecca Reznik Reboots the Universe (Golems and Goblins #2)

by Samara Shanker (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Rebecca copes with family turmoil, a home invaded by demons, and what it means to grow up in this gripping sequel to Naomi Teitelbaum Ends the World that's perfect for fans of Aru Shah and Charlie Hernández.

Rebecca Reznik is having a rough time. Her dad lost his job, and her parents are fighting all the time. Her obnoxious brother, Jake, is acting out even more than usual. And post-Bat Mitzvah Becca is expected to be grown up and spiritually mature--whatever that means--but in the wake of these upsets to her routine, she just feels frustrated and helpless. Even worse, she's starting to suspect that the awful vibes surrounding her house might be about more than family drama.

When Becca discovers a (not) Hanukkah goblin that's turned her bedroom upside down, literally, she and her best friends Naomi and Eitan once again find themselves facing down demons from Jewish lore.

Armed with the lessons learned from her last tussle with mythological figures and the loyalty of her friends, Becca will do whatever it takes to defend her fractured family and save Hanukkah.

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Clever, funny, and scary with an autistic hero and excellent use of obscure Jewish demonology.


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Avoiding tropes, Becca's autism is not superpowered, but her ways of interpreting the world, which she believes make her unfit to fight demons, actually give her enormous power. . . Clever, funny, and scary with an autistic hero and excellent use of obscure Jewish demonology.

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Samara Shanker
Samara Shanker has been making up stories about magic and monsters since she was a kid sneaking in extra reading past her bedtime. By graduate school, she had moved on to writing stories that reimagined the folklore and mythology she had always loved as a kid (mostly still written after bedtime, once she finished all her sensible homework). She now works as a tutor and children's literacy specialist and gets to do most of her writing during the day, which has done wonders for her sleep schedule. She lives in Virginia with her rescue puppy, Jack Kirby, and devotes most of her time not spent working or writing to spoiling her niece and nephew. She is the author of Naomi Teitelbaum Ends the World and Rebecca Reznik Reboots the Universe.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781665935234
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date
September 20, 2023
Series
Golems and Goblins
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV033020 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Jewish
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
United States
Jews
Family problems
Best friends
Demonology
Hanukkah
Haunted houses
Novels

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