In this historical fantasy novel praised as a rich omen-filled journey that powerfully shows
love and its limits* and propulsive wise and heartbreaking ** Ziva will do anything to save
her twin brother Pesah from his illness-even facing the Angel of Death himself. From Sydney
Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award finalist Sofiya Pasternack. Pesah has lived
with leprosy for years and the twins have spent most of that time working on a cure. Then
Pesah has a vision: The Angel of Death will come for him on Rosh Hashanah just one month away.
So Ziva takes her brother and runs away to find doctors who can cure him. But when they meet
and accidentally free a half-demon boy he suggests paying his debt by leading them to the
fabled city of Luz where no one ever dies-the one place Pesah will be safe. They just need to
run faster than The Angel of Death can fly... (*Publishers Weekly starred review **Kirkus
Reviews starred review)
