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About Beni's War
Product Description It's Yom Kippur Eve in 1973, and twelve-year-old Beni thinks his biggest problem is settling in at his new school in the Golan, where his family moved at the end of the Six-Day War. But on Yom Kippur, shocking news comes over the radio: a stunning strike on Israel has begun, led by a coalition of Arab states. In the blink of an eye, Beni's older brother Motti is off to war, leaving Beni behind with his mother and father. As bombs drop around Beni and his family, they flee to safety, every day hoping for news of Motti and the developments of the war. Beni must find a way to aid the war effort in his own way, proving that he too can be a hero, even as he learns along the way that there is dignity in every person, including the people he considers the enemy. Review "A sequel to The Six-Day Hero, this historical novel set during Israel’s Yom Kippur War is a coming-of-age story about the importance of love, courage, and acceptance. Twelve-year-old Beni and his family have just moved to a new community, and Beni hates it. Worst of all are the bullies. Beni wishes he could be brave like his brother Motti, who is in the army. He knows how to be a hero. But Yom Kippur is not even half over when Motti must leave. Suddenly, the country is at war. As everyone tries to evacuate, bombs begin to fall. Relocating to safety, all they can do is wait. Yet life must go on. Beni makes friends with an unlikely trio, and together they dream of helping the war effort. When they learn that Motti is a prisoner of war in Egypt, Beni knows he must act―but will he succeed? Utilizing the perspective of one boy caught between confidence and fear, Stein masterfully weaves together the country’s rich cultural heritage and tenacity with the anxieties and sorrows of war. Using strong characters, striking landscapes, and accurate historic details, she provides a gripping glimpse of Israel in the 1970s. Readers will be motivated by Beni’s perceptiveness and inspired by the strength he demonstrates through acceptance―even towards the enemy." ― Rebecca Redinger, Lincoln Park Branch, Chicago P.L, School Library Journal Starred Review "Infotainment is a term usually restricted to journalism and news. This is the term though that came to my mind as I was reading Beni’s War, because it was entertaining while informative. It is an excellent book to teach about the Yom Kippur War in 1973 to the targeted age group of 9-13 year olds. If you make the protagonist the same age as the intended readers and write a book from that child’s perspective it surely will resonate more with the readers. I am way over that age and still worked on me. I recalled my own mental and emotional state at that age. Making real history relatable for today’s tweens is a challenge and if done successfully, like here, is a rare feat. The book is educational on a personal level too. Besides teaching about history through a fictional story it has quite a few life lessons rather explicitly embedded in it. E.g. Compassion is a skill that can be developed: 'It’s hard not to hate someone who hates you. It’s hard not to hurt someone who’s hurt you.' (Page 145) We are all related, so follow the golden rule: 'In such a small country, we look out for one another. And sometimes we find what we’re looking for.' (Page 162) Grieving is a process that requires energy and time: 'That’s what living with grief is like. At first, almost too heavy to bear. Awkward and painful to see. Then slowly, slowly, it begins to be possible to live. Possible to feel happiness. But it’s hard work to get there, and I’m tired.' (Page 177) Don’t dehumanize the enemy: 'I suddenly realize that to him, we’re the enemy.' (Page 244) What I enjoyed most in this book is the personified experience of a tween; how accurately the author described such everyday inner stories as magical thinking ('get better'), the angst of being bullied, the elevating feeling of forgiving someone, the excitement of learnin
