Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish

Welcome back to Hereville, where Mirka, the world's first time-traveling, monster-fighting Orthodox Jewish girl, faces her greatest challenge yet: babysitting Mirka just wants to find new adventures, but instead she's stuck babysitting her disapproving little sister, Layele. When Mirka pushes her sister into a stream, they both get in too deep with an angry magic fish. No matter how hard Mirka fights this fish-out-of-water, it gets stronger and stronger--and it's out for revenge. Mirka is in over her head, and this time, her whole family is on the line When the fish kidnaps Layele, Mirka must find a way to save her little sister, and the clues she needs are hidden in her stepmother Fruma's past. Mixing adventure, cultural traditions, squabbling siblings, and preteen commotion, Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish is sure to captivate readers with its exciting visuals and indomitable heroine.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 11/03/2015
ISBN: 9781419708008
Pages: 146
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2015
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 79
School Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 97
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2016 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 177757 / Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish
Reading Level: 2.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1