The Blessing Cup

"The skeins of faith and love that connect a family are all knit together in this powerful, accessible, and deeply affecting story. " --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

A New York Times bestseller

A bond of love unites a family throughout generations in this companion to the beloved and bestselling classic The Keeping Quilt.

As a young Russian Jewish girl in the early 1900s, Anna and her family lived in fear of the Czar's soldiers. The family lived a hard life and had few possessions--their treasure was a beautiful china tea set. A wedding gift to Anna's parents, the tea set came with a wish that "Anyone who drinks from this will have blessings from God. They will never know a day of hunger. Their lives will always have flavor. They will know love and joy and they will never be poor."

When Anna's family leaves Russia for America, they bring the tea set and its blessings. A source of heritage and security, the tea set helps Anna's family make friends and find better lives in America. A cup from the tea set--The Blessing Cup--became an anchor of family history, and it remains a symbol of lasting love more than a century later.

This tender tribute to the importance of loving lineage is a prequel and companion to the perennial bestseller The Keeping Quilt and is told and illustrated with authenticity and tremendous heart.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 08/27/2013
ISBN: 9781442450479
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.24h x 10.89w x 0.42d
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Winner
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee
Award: Society of Midland Authors Award - Finalist
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2013
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 87
New York Times Book Review 08/25/2013 pg. 14
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 110
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 79
Booklist 10/01/2013 pg. 100
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 160746 / Blessing Cup
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5