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The Forbidden BookSet against a backdrop of literary censorship and growing Jewish political consciousness, Printz Honor and Stonewall award winner Sacha Lamb's sophomore novel is a soaring exploration of identity, survival, and ultimately, hope. On the night before her wedding, 17 year old Sorel leaps from a window and runs away from her life. To keep from being discovered, she takes on the male identity of Isser Jacobs but it soon becomes clear that there is a real
Set against a backdrop of literary censorship and growing Jewish political consciousness, Printz Honor and Stonewall award-winner Sacha Lamb's sophomore novel is a soaring exploration of identity, survival, and ultimately, hope.
On the night before her wedding, 17-year-old Sorel leaps from a window and runs away from her life. To keep from being discovered, she takes on the male identity of Isser Jacobs -- but it soon becomes clear that there is a real Isser Jacobs, and people want him dead. Her mistaken identity takes Sorel into the dark underworld of her small city in the Pale of Settlement, where smugglers, forgers, and wicked angels fight for control of the Jewish community. In order to make it out, Sorel must discover who Isser Jacobs really is -- and who she wants to be. P R A I S E Best of the Year: Boston Globe - The Horn Book "Thrums with fervent tension... steeped in Jewish folklore, queer awakening, and a reckoning of body and spirit...offers a fresh way into the messy tangle of gender, its freedoms, and its restrictions."--Reactor "Rooted in Jewish history and brimming with magic, The Forbidden Book is at once a heart-pounding mystery and a poignant tale of identity and found family. Whatever the opposite of forbidden is (mandatory?) that's what The Forbidden Book should be."
---Isaac Blum, Morris Award Winning author of The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen ★ "Unique and absorbing...page-turning and attention-grabbing...There are many gripping twists and turns, along with dubious motivations, questions of faith and orthodoxy, friendship, identity (gender and otherwise)--and a stolen book that was 'written by an angel, with its own hand.'"
--Horn Book (starred) ★ "A precise and deliberate storyteller... Lamb creates a historical fantasy world that is both deeply lived-in and immersive. This is a story that will undoubtedly possess more advanced readers from beginning to end."
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred) "The Forbidden Book is the perfect follow up to the masterpiece that was When the Angels Left the Old Country... Steeped in Jewish folklore and magic, I could not put this book down. The characters are all amazing--Sorel is brash in the best way, and I love them, and the ending had the perfect pay off."
--Katherine Nazzaro, Porter Square Books, Boston MA
Author: Sacha Lamb
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781646144563
Audience: Young Adult
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 553108 / Forbidden Book
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Silver Medal Winner
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2024
Publishers Weekly 08/19/2024
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2024 pg. 78
Foreword 08/14/2024
School Library Journal 10/01/2024 pg. 82
BookPage 10/01/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2024
Booklist 10/15/2024 pg. 51
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2024 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
About the Author
Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in young adult fiction, and graduated in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons University. Sacha lives in New England with a miniature dachshund mix named Anzu Bean. Their debut novel, When The Angels Left The Old Country, was named a Printz Honor Book, a Sydney Taylor Award winner and a Stonewall Book Award winner. Author residence: Cambridge, MA
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Color: Black, Size: 7.9" x 3.7" x 6.2"
It's a perfect size for the space on your sink, next to the faucet. It is a good, stable, organizational piece. It is sturdy. No assembly is required. Its very easy to clean. I'm very pleased I purchased this item.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great product. Love that the water drains into the sink. Not all over my sink back.
Color: Black, Size: 7.9" x 3.7" x 6.2", Color: Black, Size: 7.9" x 3.7" x 6.2"
Very sturdy, functional and decorative.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Pretty good size, and storage but it moves a little.
Color: Black, Size: 7.9" x 3.7" x 6.2"
I ordered this in black, and it holds a large bottle of hand soap, my dish wand, and two other sponges/scrubbers. It really does drain into the sink, but you have to be careful to place it on the edge of the sink, or the water will drip onto the counter. Also, it's very light, so if you only have a few items in it, it's likely to move or fall when you reach for a sponge. Since we put a solid bottle of hand soap in there, it is much more stable, even when I'm using the pump dispenser. I can't tell if it's rustproof for long-term use, but so far it's functional after adding something to weigh it down. I like it much better than the flat sponge caddy we had before, and the quality seems good. I would like it to be more stable, but otherwise it's useful
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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Beautiful Organizer
Color: Gold, Size: 7.9" x 3.7" x 6.2"
Perfect for my sponges and bottle cleaners. Keeps my kitchen organized
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Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Compact, Versatile, and No Rust So Far
Color: Black, Size: 7.9" x 3.7" x 6.2", Color: Black, Size: 7.9" x 3.7" x 6.2"
I looked around quite a bit before buying this because a lot of sellers offer the same or very similar design. I even saw versions with a dedicated spot for a Scrub Daddy, but I didn’t feel like paying extra for that. I went with this one hoping it would still work for my setup, and it absolutely does.
I’m limited on counter space, and this doesn’t take up much room at all. The removable brush holder cup is a big plus, I removed it and use that space for my Sponge Daddy, which fits perfectly. It also fits my hand soap and dish soap bottles without any issues, and I use the brush holder section to hold clean utensils.
I’ve been using this for almost two months now and wash dishes constantly, so there’s pretty much always some water dripping from the sponge while it dries. So far, there’s been no rusting and no color chipping, which was something I was concerned about. Overall, it works perfectly for my needs and feels well made.
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