
At a glance
- Published
- Apr 4, 2023
- Publisher
- Bushel & Peck Books
- Subgenre
- Historical
- ISBN
- 9781638191544
- Section
- Middle Grade
The Honey Jar
Based on a true story, young Bedros flees Armenia in 1920 with his little sisters, grandmother and uncle, is left alone to protect his siblings in the chaos, and later must go back to find the sister who was left behind.
- California Book Award Gold Medal (Juvenile) 2024
Themes
Mood
Feels emotional, tense, sad.
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