The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
by Sid Fleischman
One night The Great Freddie, a young ventriloquist, is possessed by a dybbuk.... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2008
Word Count 16,313
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 116709, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Europe
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Ventriloquism
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction
- Ghosts
- Young adult fiction
- Dybbuk--Fiction
- Ventriloquism--Fiction
- Jewish fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Holocaust
- Ghost stories
- Spirit possession
- Spirit possession--Fiction
- Jews--Europe--Fiction
- Ghosts--Fiction
- Dybbuk
- Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Jewish
- Lists With This Book
- Ghost Stories to Thrill and Chill
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sid Fleischman
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 6
Interview with Sid Fleischman
Created by Barbara Bietz
On the process with Sid Fleischman
Created by AdLit
On the differences in writing fiction and non-fiction with Sid Fleischman
Created by AdLit
On how books affect children's lives with Sid Fleischman
Created by AdLit
On finding humor with Sid Fleischman
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On naming characters with Sid Fleischman
Created by AdLit
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Sample 2" narrated by Banna Rubinow
Created by Full Cast Audio
Audiobook Excerpt of "Sample 1" narrated by Banna Rubinow
Created by Full Cast Audio
Awards & Distinctions 1
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2023
Winner, 2008
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