The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Isaac Blum
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Isaac Blum
Philomel Books
Yehuda “Hoodie” Rosen’s Orthodox Jewish community has just moved from their predominantly Jewish community to one where they are the minority group. Aside from the move, Hoodie is just expecting a normal year. But an unlikely friendship with Anna-Marie Diaz-O’Leary, whose mother (the mayor) is trying to push Hoodie’s community out of town, and the rising antisemitism in their new town cause Hoodie’s world to come crashing to the ground.
Content Warnings: Antisemism, Antisemitic gun violence resulting in the loss of life and injury to others, Hate crimes
Discussion Questions
What do the Starburst candies symbolize in the lives of the characters?
What is Hoodie's relationship with his faith?
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Classroom Connections
This novel could be used in a history class to depict current conflicts within the United States.
This novel could be used in a class as a choice book (with some of the companion books below) when studying modern conflicts.
Isaac Blum
Author
https://www.isaacblumauthor.com/
Isaac Blum (he/him) is a writer and educator. He’s taught English at several colleges and universities, and at Orthodox Jewish and public schools. He lives with his wife in Philadelphia where he watches 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.
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