Like No Other
Publisher
Razorbill
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781595146748
Pages
347 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Devorah and Jaxon are stuck in an elevator, where fate leaves them no choice but to make an otherwise forbidden connection. She has never broken the rules of her strict Hasidic upbringing. He is a fun loving nerd who has never had much luck with girls. Though their families would never approve, the teens arrange secret meetings and risk everything.
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Lexile Measure
1000L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Interracial; Immigrants and refugees; interracial relationship; immigrant parents
Main Character
male teenager; female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black (Caribbean) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2015 Teen Readers
Keywords
Hasidim; Hasidic Judaism; Brooklyn, New York; hurricane; elevator; star-crossed lovers; forbidden love
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
LaMarche, Una, "Like No Other" (2014). Diverse Families. 599.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/599