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| Author | Kathryn Lasky |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Sasha Illingworth |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1 August 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-000066-0 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 54035383 |
| LC Class | PZ7.L3274 Bl 2004 |
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Fourteen-year-old Jerry Luna refuses to speak after her mother's disappearance. Living at her great-great-aunt Constanza's house, she discovers a trunk and is transported into the lives of her Jewish ancestors living in Spain in the years before the Spanish Inquisition and later in Spanish America.
Kirkus Reviews discussed how "Lasky tries to weave [Blood Secret] into a tale of Catholic, Jewish, Aztec, and Navajo strands, where Jerry learns her full name and all of its meaning." They concluded, "Though it often reads like a lesson in this aspect of Jewish history, rather than a true historical time-travel, there will be readers eager to delve into the secrets of blood and shadows." [1]
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