A discontented young girl is gifted an ornate dreidel which initially leads to trouble and leads her on an adventure. It didn't jell in any way for me. ( )

A fun book that's geared more for a children's audience but can be read by anyone. It is a short, Hanukkah-inspired fairytale. The main character journeys to a magical world to save a princess. It's really cute, and it is heavily Jewish. ( )

Sarah is tired of the same old Hanukkah celebration every year. In fact, she’s tired of Hanukkah. At the family Hanukkah party, her strange Aunt Miriam shows up and gives her a golden dreydl. Sarah has to hide her disappointment. After getting in a fight with her brother and breaking the television screen, Sarah is more determined than ever that she doesn't like Hanukkah. But that night her dreydl turns into a girl and takes Sarah through the broken TV into another world. All of a sudden, the dreydl girl is kidnapped by a hoard of demons! What will Sarah do? Will she be kidnapped, too? Will she be able to rescue the dreydl girl? Will she ever get back home to her family? In The Golden Dreydl, readers will undertake a fantastic adventure meeting demons, fools and fantasy creatures. Young readers will enjoy the fantasy, and Jewish children with Christmas envy will find a kindred spirit in Sarah. #readukkah2015 ( )