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Confessions of a Closet Catholic
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Confessions of a Closet Catholic (2005) (edit title/settings)

by Sarah Littman (Author) (edit contributors)

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Justine Silver’s best friend, Mary Catherine McAllister, has given up chocolate for Lent, but Jussy doesn’t think God wants her to make that kind of sacrifice. So she’s decided to give up being Jewish instead. Jussy’s bedroom closet has become her confessional, where she pours out her sins... read more

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To be more like her best friend, eleven-year-old Justine decides to give up Judaism to become Catholic, but after her beloved, religious grandmother dies, she realizes that she needs to seek her own way of being Jewish.

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  • “Be proud of where you come from. If you aren't happy with who you are, then the grass will always be greener somewhere else. But when you get there you won't be any happier, because youve' taken your insecurities with you. (pg 44-45)”
    Mrs. McAllister
  • “She thinks Bubbe is interfering with one of her inalienable rights as a mother, the one that says she can do whatever she likes, even if it's guaranteed to screw up her children for life. (pg. 104)”
    Justine's mom
  • “by saying that little blessing, we transformed the simple act of eating a chocolate, the desire for which comes from our physical selves, into a means of connecting with the diving spark within us. (pg. 181)”
    Rabbi Freeman

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It's Friday night, and Mom is yelling at me because I won't eat the chicken she cooked for dinner.

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This book is in Kirkus Reviews: The Lighter Side of Religion. (authoritative list)

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  1. Sarah Littman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton
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Publication Date: 2005
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