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About Masada: The Last Fortress
Review AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS Association of Jewish Libraries , Notable Books for Older Readers Bank Street College, Best Children's Books of the Year Booklist, Top Ten Religious Books for Youth California Readers, California Collections - High School Junior Library Guild, Selection New York Public Library, Books for the Teen Age List Sugarman Family, Award for Jewish Children's Literature Publishers Weekly "Simon lives his final days with hope and trust in the faithfulness of God, and readers may well be inspired by his example to live their own lives with purpose in the face of all obstacles." Booklist "Miklowitz personalizes history in this account of the fall of Masada as seen through the eyes of a young Jewish man helping to hold the fort, and of the Roman commander who is trying to foil the Jews' last stand. . . The historical facts, a blend of the everyday and the dramatic, show how people can find hope, beauty, and even love in the midst of the most dire of circumstances — and how history is made up of real people, not so different from those reading about it. A powerful offering." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Readers get deeply involved in the paradoxical suspense of doomed characters who nourish their lives — including romance, marriage, friendship, and ambition — in the face of death. . . History is sometimes simply sad, and Miklowitz has asserted that sadness without sensationalizing it or apologizing for it." Product Description In the year 72 C.E., after a four-year war between Rome and Judea, only one fortress remains to be taken: Masada, high above the Dead Sea in what is now Israel. Two years later, the commander of the famous Roman Tenth Legion, Flavius Silva, marches toward Masada to capture or kill the 960 Jewish zealots who hold it. In this eloquent and powerful novel, we meet 17-year-old Simon ben Eleazar, son of the Jewish leader of Masada. Apprenticed too Masada’s only physician, Simon learns to help victims of the enemy’s onslaught as he struggles with his love for Deborah, the intended of his best friend, and with the painful decision he must ultimately make. About the Author Gloria D. Miklowitz (1927–2015) wrote more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. Including many that won national and international awards, her books deal with such issues as nuclear war, racial injustice, steroid abuse, date violence, and militia involvement. Three of her novels were made into award-winning TV specials. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. At first it appeared but a distant dust cloud, perhaps a sudden sandstorm, common for this season of the year. I remember now no sense of fear. Only vague awareness. John turned and looked in the direction I was facing, and Deborah joined us on the parapet. Together we watched in silence as the cloud drew closer, and I felt my heart constrict when I recognized what it was. Deborah knew at the same instant, for her hands reached out for John's and mine. On the stifling desert air came the dull thud of thousands of feet marching, advancing on Masada...
