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THE JUDGEMENT OF YOYO GOLD
A smart and powerful story set in the Orthodox Jewish community about what it means to fit in, break out, and find your own way, by the award-winning author of THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF HOODIE ROSEN. This book is GOSSIP GIRL + MY NAME IS ASHER LEV + I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER.
Yoyo Gold has always played the role of the perfect Jewish daughter. She keeps kosher, looks after her siblings, and volunteers at the local food bank. She respects the decisions of her rabbi father and encourages her friends to observe the rules of their Orthodox faith. But when she sees her best friend cast out of the community over a seemingly innocent transgression, Yoyo's eyes are opened to the truth of her neighbors' hypocrisies for the first time. And what she sees leaves her shocked and unmoored.
As Yoyo's frustration builds, so does the pressure to speak out, even if she can only do so anonymously on TikTok, an app that's always been forbidden to her. But when one of her videos goes viraland her decisions wind up impacting not only her own life but also her relationship with the boy she's falling forYoyo's world is thrown into chaos. She is forced to choose which path to take, for her community, for her family, and most importantly, for herself.
Award-winning author Isaac Blum returns with a new novel that asks what it really means to be part of a communityand what it means to break free.
Isaac Blum (he/him) holds an MFA in creative writing from Rutgers University, Camden. His stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Iowa Review, and One Teen Story, among other publications. He's taught writing at several colleges and universities, and English language arts at Orthodox Jewish and public high schools, and he served as the emerging-writer-in-residence at Penn State, Altoona. He currently lives with his wife outside of Philadelphia, where he watches Philadelphia sports and reads books that make him laugh while showing him something true about the world. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen is his debut novel. You can visit Isaac online at isaacblumauthor.com and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @isaacblum_.
As Yoyo's frustration builds, so does the pressure to speak out, even if she can only do so anonymously on TikTok, an app that's always been forbidden to her. But when one of her videos goes viraland her decisions wind up impacting not only her own life but also her relationship with the boy she's falling forYoyo's world is thrown into chaos. She is forced to choose which path to take, for her community, for her family, and most importantly, for herself.
Award-winning author Isaac Blum returns with a new novel that asks what it really means to be part of a communityand what it means to break free.
Isaac Blum (he/him) holds an MFA in creative writing from Rutgers University, Camden. His stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Iowa Review, and One Teen Story, among other publications. He's taught writing at several colleges and universities, and English language arts at Orthodox Jewish and public high schools, and he served as the emerging-writer-in-residence at Penn State, Altoona. He currently lives with his wife outside of Philadelphia, where he watches Philadelphia sports and reads books that make him laugh while showing him something true about the world. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen is his debut novel. You can visit Isaac online at isaacblumauthor.com and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @isaacblum_.
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Book Published 2024-10-01 by Philomel Books |