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Honey and me

Title :

Honey and me / Meira Drazin.

Title:

Honey and me

Author:

Drazin, Meira

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

283 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

ISBN:

9781338155433

9781338155457

Production / Publication Information:

New York : Scholastic Press, 2022.

Summary:

When eleven-year-old Milla's best friend Honey joins her school for sixth grade Milla finds herself in her friend's shadow, but as the year progresses through the Jewish holidays Milla trys to cope with the tensions and the dramas of school--including the death of a beloved teacher.

Target audience note:

Ages 8-12.

Language:

English

Subject Term:

Jewish girls -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Orthodox Judaism -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.

Jewish day schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Jews -- United States -- Fiction.

Orthodox Judaism -- Fiction.

Jewish day schools -- Fiction.

Schools -- Fiction.

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Summary

Fans of Judy Blume, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street , and The Penderwicks will love this funny, charismatic story of a Jewish girl striving to forge her own identity in the shadow of her fearless best friend.

**A 2023 Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book!**

**A Kirkus Best Book of 2022**

* "Authentic, joyful, achingly real." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review

* "An effortless story that is both widely relatable and culturally specific...highly recommended." -- School Library Journal , starred review

"Refreshing." -- School Library Connection , recommended

Milla and Honey have been best friends since forever.

Milla envies Honey's confidence, her charisma, and her big, chaotic family--especially when they provide a welcome escape from Milla's own small family and quiet house. In their close-knit Jewish community, the two girls do everything together, from delivering meals to an ill-tempered elderly neighbor, to shopping at a local thrift store, celebrating the holidays, and going to their first bat mitzvahs while studying for their own.

So when Honey joins Milla's school for sixth grade, why is it not as great as Milla expected? Can their friendship survive all the ups and downs the year has in store for them? And will Milla ever find the courage to step out of Honey's shadow and into her own spotlight?

Charming, authentic, and wise, Honey and Me is a classic coming-of-age story filled with relatable middle school struggles, keen insight, and sparkling humor.

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

Milla and Honey are best friends who spend time together at synagogue but have always attended different Orthodox schools. When Honey and her siblings transfer to narrator Milla's school at the beginning of sixth grade, the colliding worlds take some adjustment and lead to comparisons between the two friends and between their families. A mostly light episodic novel with a number of strong through lines, the story follows the characters through the school year, with sections named for Jewish holidays and other observances. The honest narrative highlights the sorts of differences within communities that a sixth grader might notice: which families allow more independence, which are stricter about religious practices, and which can afford fancy bat mitzvah parties. And while much of the focus is on family, it's also on the maturing girls as individuals as they each figure out what matters to them. (Notably, Honey finds a way to chant publicly from the Megillah at her bat mitzvah, a solution that satisfies both herself and her traditionally Orthodox parents.) Back matter includes an extensive glossary, a guide to Jewish holidays, and an author's note about a wish to see herself in books like her childhood favorites. Shoshana FlaxJanuary/February 2023 p.79 (c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

Best friends navigate relationship changes and inner growth as they enter middle school. Modern Orthodox Jewish sixth grader Milla Bloom is thrilled when her best friend, Honey Wine, transfers to her school but struggles with jealousy and forming her own identity as she approaches her bat mitzvah. Being in school together creates tensions between the girls, especially when they choose the same topic for a speech competition. They must also write bat mitzvah speeches, and Milla admires the way Honey carves her own path ("where I see roadblocks, she sees different routes"), while she struggles to make choices that don't always match what her mom wants for her. Choice is a strong theme not just for Milla, but for her mother, who gave up her career for her family but wasn't able to have more children other than Milla and her little brother, Max. The need for approval and appreciation is also well developed, as is feeling connected and anchored to one's culture and religion; in addition to her parents, Milla has strong support from her aunt and a teacher. The story's structure is chronological, with sections named for major events in the Jewish calendar, emphasizing the way that Milla's life is organized around them. The Blooms and the Wines are coded White; one of Honey's younger brothers is autistic; a member of their shul is a Holocaust survivor. Authentic, joyful, achingly real. (Hebrew and Yiddish glossary, author's note, list of Jewish festivals) (Fiction. 9-13) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.