{"product_id":"real-time-isbn-9780618691746","title":"Real Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in contemporary Israel, this powerful novel is narrated in real time by many voices: Sixteen-year-old Thomas, from Berlin, seeking answers to questions about his grandfather, a Nazi officer in World War II. Vera from Odessa, reclaiming her Jewish heritage. Baruch Ben Tov, a Holocaust survivor. Sameh Laham, illegally employed at a diner. His boss. Sameh’s friend Omar. A Palestinian doctor in an Israeli hospital. A mother. A soldier.\u003cbr\u003eA newscaster . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMinute by minute, hour by hour, these lives and many others unfold—and then intersect in one violent moment on a highway outside Jerusalem. Each is drastically and irrevocably changed. What do secrets, hopes, dreams, and future plans mean after such a catastrophe? Can what was destroyed be made whole again?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"tense and heartbreaking...a complex kaleidoscope of perspectives...taut, immediate story...riveting...real-world terrorism...Kass is spot-on.\" KIRKUS REVIEWS Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"exhausting but illuminating...characters are deeply developed and painfully sympathetic as they find that they are inextricably and unexpectedly connected.\" SLJ School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Timely novel explores the effects of a terrorist act from multiple points of view\" PW Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"shows how drastically lives can change from moment to the next...make(s) a strong impression\" HORN BOOK Horn Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Good reading for thoughtful teens.\" VOYA VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tense, terrifying...stories draw readers in...unforgettable is the grief and the chaos of the bombing and its aftermath.\" BOOKLIST Booklist, ALA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890220691685,"sku":"NP9780618691746","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780618691746.jpg?v=1730232796","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/real-time-isbn-9780618691746","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}