“As warm and comforting as a bowl of
cholent,
this does a fine job of showing how the American mosaic can also be a satisfying whole.” —
Booklist
(starred review)
When Goldie Simcha doesn’t joyfully throw open her door to welcome everyone into her apartment for a meal of her famous
her neighbors wonder what could be wrong. Little Lali Omar knocks on the door to 5-A, only to learn that Goldie was feeling too sick on Friday to cook, and everyone knows you can’t make
cholent
in a hurry, right away,
chik chak
! But it just isn’t Shabbat without
cholent.
What can her neighbors do to save the day?