In A Ceiling Made of Eggshells, Newbery

Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine tells a moving and ambitious story set

during the expulsion of Jews from Spain, about a young Jewish girl full of

heart who must play her own role in her people’s epic history—no matter the

sacrifice.

Surrounded

by her large family, Loma is happy living in the judería of Alcalá de Henares,

Spain, and wants nothing more than to someday have a family of her own.

Still, when

her intimidating grandfather, her Belo, decides to bring her along on his

travels, she’s excited to join him. Belo has the ear of King Ferdinand and

Queen Isabella, and Loma relishes her adventures with him, adventures that are

beyond the scope of most girls of the time. She soon learns just how dangerous

the world is for the Jews of Spain, and how her grandfather’s influence keeps

their people safe.

But the

older Loma gets, the more she longs to realize her own dreams—if Belo will ever

allow her to leave his side.