Friday, November 8, 2024

Ping-Pong Shabbat: The True Story of Champion Estee Ackerman by Ann Diament Koffsky and Abigail Rajunov - ADVISABLE

Ping-Pong Shabbat: The True Story of Champion Estee Ackerman
by Ann Diament Koffsky, illustrated by Abigail Rajunov
.  NON-FICTION, PICTURE BOOK Little Bee, 2024. $19. 9781499816099

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE 

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL 

Estee becomes an amazing ping pong player, rising all the way to the finals of the National Table Tennis Championships at the age of eleven. She has only one player to beat to win the gold medal, but the final match is on Shabbat, forcing Estee to choose between her love of ping pong and her love of the Sabbath. 

 A nice rendering of how faith and sports mix. It's nice to see a young person excel and believe in herself enough to believe in something higher. This may be helpful for youth who are making big decisions in their lives. Estee is Jewish. 

Michelle in the Middle 

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