The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen:
Book Review

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Hannah is sick of attending the family Passover. She's tired of hearing all of the ramble about the Holocaust. During the Passover they always open the door to "welcome" the prophet Elijah into their home. It's Hannah's turn to open the door, but instead of seeing the hallway of the apartment she is swept back to 1942 in a polish village. She is told her name is Chaya, she was very sick, her parents died and she comes from a rich village about 3 miles away, but Hannah knows better. She can remember her mother, father, aunt, brother, grandpa, and pretty much everybody from her family in their apartment. Then something even more terrible happens. Nazi's come to take the villagers away...and she happens to know just what lies ahead.

Reviewed by 12 year-old girl reviewer