Wrath Becomes Her (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781335458032)

2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award Young Adult Honor

"Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." --Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us

Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful

Vera was made for vengeance.

Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can't bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf -- an ancient and profane magic -- to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death.

When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses. But these memories aren't hers, and Vera doesn't know if she gets--or deserves--to have a life beyond what she was made for.

Vera's strength feels limitless--until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughter's death. As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.


Author: Aden Polydoros
ISBN-10: 1335458034
ISBN-13: 9781335458032
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Language: English
Published: 10/10/2023
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.85w x 0.88d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 522882 / Wrath Becomes Her

Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Silver Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/14/2023
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2023
Booklist 09/15/2023 pg. 48
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2024 pg. 100
School Library Journal 01/26/2024 pg. 1