The Orchard
β Scribed by David Hopen
- Book ID
- 112626543
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 B
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062974747
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β¦ Synopsis
A NATIONΒALΒ JEWΒISHΒ BOOKΒ AWARD FINALIST
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A commanding debut and a poignant coming-of-age story about a devout Jewish high school student whose plunge into the secularized world threatens everything he knows of himself
Ari Edenβs life has always been governed by strict rules. In ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn, his days are dedicated to intense study and religious rituals, and adolescence feels profoundly lonely. So when his family announces that they are moving to a glitzy Miami suburb, Ari seizes his unexpected chance for reinvention.
Enrolling in an opulent Jewish academy, Ari is stunned by his peersβ dizzying wealth, ambition, and shameless pursuit of lifeβs pleasures. When the...
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