There are enough parallels to the Harry Potter books to either delight or annoy fans, depending on how they feel about such things. It reads quickly as long as you don’t let yourself get too hung up on the details. This is an ambitious book, weaving hundreds of years of mystical Jewish teachings into an exciting modern-day story. (He remains comatose for the entire book.) There are scenes that are frightening and/or violent, like in the first chapter, where a renowned professor passes out era pool of blood. But I’d also caution that it’s not for the youngest readers, or maybe for any reader younger than 12 or 13. (Rhonda) Attar has just released the first in what promises to be a trilogy of adventure books about young Elisha Davidson, Elisha Davidson and the Letters of Fire (Menorah Books: 2014).
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