The Devil’s Arithmetic
Jane Yolen
1988
“That is my daughter’s dress you are wearing, Chaya Abramowicz. My Chaya. I brought it as a present for her in Lublin.”
“Chaya,” Hannah said.
“The same name, too. God is good. Your name means life.” His voice broke.
“Life,” Hannah repeated.
He nodded, then shook his head, the one following the other like a single movement. “You are Chaya no longer…
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