The Cure (Silver Whistle): Amazon.de: Sonia Levitin, Levitin: Englische Bücher

Gebundene Ausgabe: 192 Seiten
Verlag: Silver Whistle Books (April 1999)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0152018271
ISBN-13: 978-0152018276
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 21,6 x 14,8 x 2,2 cm

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It is the year 2407, when everyone wears a mask to emphasize conformity, and tranquility has been implemented via genetics, drugs, and therapy. It is also the year 1348, the time of the Black Death in Strasbourg, France, and 16-year-old Gemm has been sent back from the future to cure his nonconformist desire to create music. In the past he is known as Johannes, the son of a wealthy moneylender in a small Jewish community that finds comfort and strength in the daily rituals of Judaic faith. But as the plague sweeps the land, terrified people in city after city scapegoat the Jews as the cause of their problems. Officials find it convenient to have someone to blame, and realize that they can wipe out their debts by torturing and burning the moneylenders and their families--but they play music all the while to make the horrible scene less dismal.

Sonia Levitin, whose exceptional young adult novels are often based in Jewish culture and identity (Escape from Egypt and The Singing Mountain, among others), draws on historical fact for this story's powerful emotional impact. The vivid details of ghetto life in the Middle Ages--the Sabbath peace, the enforced humiliations of moneylenders, Johannes' joy at his betrothal to his love Margarite--make the final holocaust scene overwhelmingly real, with layers of meaning that apply to our own times. The futuristic framing device adds additional flavor, evocative of Lois Lowry's The Giver. This is a book that both fantasy fans and pragmatic young readers will devour, and one that's rich with thoughtful ideas about racism, conformity, and the lessons of history. (Ages 10 and older) --Patty Campbell

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It is the twenty-fifth century, and Gemm 16884, who has feelings and emotions, is not in step with the rest of his dystopian society. Offered a choice between "recycling" or a cure that will break him and acceptably remold him, Gemm takes the cure. He is sent to fourteenth-century Strasbourg, where, as a Jew, he is surrounded by virulent anti-Semitism. Gemm's experience in Strasbourg is carefully crafted and emotionally evocative. The culmination of the cure, in which the Jews of Strasbourg are burned to death, is shocking and powerful. The book's weak element is its futuristic framework. Never as fully developed as the historical aspects, the scenes set in the future jar rather than complement the body of the tale. Most poorly integrated is the ending. After Gemm returns to the future, "cured," he tries to conform, but, having known love and pain, he decides he must throw off the mask that (literally) all in his society wear, and sets out to forge a future in which people can experience emotion and thus choose between hatred and love. After what Gemm has experienced in Strasbourg, readers might not be convinced by his logic. Plenty of discussion possibilities here, and, of course, a natural pair with Lowry's The Giver (1993). Ilene Cooper

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A wildly imaginative tale worth reading! 30. Mai 2000

Von Devin DiMattia

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Don't be fooled! This book isn't just about the future, where everyone wears a mask and things like music and love are forbidden. Deep within is a tale set in 1348 during the coming of the Black Death. In "The Cure", Gemm 16884 is sent back in time in hopes that he can forget his interest for music and individuality. What follows is an amazing tale of survival, passion, togetherness, and courage when sixteen-year-old Johannes and his Jewish family work hard to keep their traditions alive whilst millions of Christians plot against the Jews because they believe that the Jews are responsible for the pestilence which has raged their land.

I was interested in this book because of the science fiction aspect, but now I see that "The Cure" is so much more than that.

This book is recommended for students in grades 7 and up.

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A poignant, vivid novel. 25. November 1999

Von Jessica Lyn Butler

The world in which Gemm 16884 lives is considered a utopia. The year is 2407, it is a conformed world, where harmony and tranquility reign. There is no violence, no hate, no passions. Diversity is banished, shunned by all. All except Gemm. He finds release and happiness in the forbidden arts of song and dance. This frightens him, but he can't stop the dreams in which he performs these emotional acts. As "a cure" he is sent back to Germany, the year 1348. He is the son of a Jewish money lender, and he is gifted with the talent playing the flute. He live his life side by side, hand in hand, with his music. It is his passion. When the plague comes to his town, it catches him fully caught up in his recent betrothal. He is unprepared for the tragedy that the pestilence brings with it. Now he is caught up in the tide of others emotions. The emotions of fear, hate, and prejudice. Emotions all brought on by ignorance and insecurity that shock him. The last chapter of The Cure is truly a masterpiece in itself, bringing on a tide of sensations, ebbing and flowing until we, as the readers, are dropped on the beach of reality in all it's hard bitterness, but with a lasting melody of hope and love echoing into the deepest crags of darkness. Sonia Levitin has written a book that sings a powerful message. A message that is not subdued or subtle, but one that speaks the truth. We cannot live a full and rich life without pain, and we should not fear to confront, nor can we plead ignorance to the cruelties of hate. Instead, we should conquer it with our own love and compassion, no matter what the cost.

A powerful look at the danger of prejudice in any society. 16. Mai 1999

Von Ein Kunde

If you are interested in examining our culture today from both the past of the Middle Ages and the future of tomorrow, read "The Cure." It starts in the far away future, where everyone is a drone - there is nothing in this world to spark the imagination. However, one young man is stimulated to create music. This is "deviant" and he must be cured. The cure sends him back in time to Strasbourg Germany in 1348. The Black Death is racing across Europe and our hero is now a 16-year old Jewish boy who loves his family, his bride-to-be, and his flute. But when people blame the plague on the Jews, he must find the courage to retain his values - values others see as deviant. Sonia Levitin makes us think of today - the bridge between the past and future and why we sometimes kill - because one group is different than the rest. Unfortunately, we see this even today in Kosovo.