--- product_id: 10898504 title: "Real Time: A Multi-Voice Young Adult Novel About Holocaust Legacy and Identity in Modern Israel" price: "₹ 2155" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/10898504-real-time-a-multi-voice-young-adult-novel-about-holocaust store_origin: IN region: India --- # Real Time: A Multi-Voice Young Adult Novel About Holocaust Legacy and Identity in Modern Israel **Price:** ₹ 2155 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Real Time: A Multi-Voice Young Adult Novel About Holocaust Legacy and Identity in Modern Israel - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 2155 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/10898504-real-time-a-multi-voice-young-adult-novel-about-holocaust) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Real Time: A Multi-Voice Young Adult Novel About Holocaust Legacy and Identity in Modern Israel: 9780618691746: Kass, Pnina Moed: Books Review: gram and jane reading and talking face to face - my 7th grade grand daughter asked if i would read this book that she read in school, after i read it she and i spent time on a cold sunday afternoon talking about it, with a date to meet again to continue . now, how much better can this get! Review: Giving a New Perspective on Complex Issues - In her novel Real Time, Pnina Moed Kass examines the effects of one fateful moment on the lives of many different people. Seemingly unrelated people are linked through their direct or indirect involvement in the explosion of an Israeli bus by a suicide bomber. Kass narrates through the perspective of many characters, including a teenage German trying to find information on his Nazi grandfather, a Holocaust survivor trying to keep his life from being disrupted again, and a young Palestinian trying to support his family by agreeing to become a shaheed. Kass's characterization is excellent. Each character has a voice that is not only distinct from all the others, but is also extremely believable. The reader may appreciate and even personally feel the dreams, hopes, and fears of each character. Kass complicates the "good guy-bad guy" dichotomy in this novel. We are led to sympathize with one of the potential suicide bombers, seeing his family's oppression and hearing his story in his own words. He sees Israel as his people's oppressor, like Nazi Germany was the Jewish people's oppressor. We also, however, sympathize with the victims of the explosion on the bus. Kass depicts life as it is--complicated. For every action, there is a long back story for each person involved. Through this fictional account, Kass allows us to see what the back story of a breaking news report might be. The number injured or killed is representative of individual people, each with his or her own story. Also, those charged with the crime have their own stories to tell. We cannot say that anyone is purely good or purely evil. Kass also examines how different people deal with grief. Some must keep order in their lives, scheduling each moment in a predictable way so as to eliminate the possibility of remembering. Others must escape in a geographic sense, abandoning the stimuli that might conjure up a memory. Though Kass allows some of her characters a happy ending, they are still indelibly altered by the bombing and will need to learn how to cope with their grief. Also, some of the characters learn that not all of lives' questions can be answered. I would suggest this book to young adults because it provides another perspective on events and themes that have shaken our world, from the Holocaust to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Also, it tackles difficult themes such as grief, hatred, and uncertainty. The book is also enjoyable to read. Kass's characterization and decision to depict the situation in "real time" through the voices of many different characters makes this novel engaging. This is not a novel, however, for someone that requires clear-cut answers or completely happy endings. Kass does not suggest that the suicide bombings will end. In fact, she suggests that they will continue. Also, the problems of the "innocent" characters are not completely solved. It is these details that make this novel realistic. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,872,301 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #38 in Teen & Young Adult Middle Eastern Historical Fiction #149 in Teen & Young Adult Holocaust Historical Fiction #273 in Teen & Young Adult Multigenerational Family Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 23 Reviews | ## Images ![Real Time: A Multi-Voice Young Adult Novel About Holocaust Legacy and Identity in Modern Israel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81G+aXCz5GL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ gram and jane reading and talking face to face *by L***K on January 9, 2014* my 7th grade grand daughter asked if i would read this book that she read in school, after i read it she and i spent time on a cold sunday afternoon talking about it, with a date to meet again to continue . now, how much better can this get! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Giving a New Perspective on Complex Issues *by T***E on February 7, 2010* In her novel Real Time, Pnina Moed Kass examines the effects of one fateful moment on the lives of many different people. Seemingly unrelated people are linked through their direct or indirect involvement in the explosion of an Israeli bus by a suicide bomber. Kass narrates through the perspective of many characters, including a teenage German trying to find information on his Nazi grandfather, a Holocaust survivor trying to keep his life from being disrupted again, and a young Palestinian trying to support his family by agreeing to become a shaheed. Kass's characterization is excellent. Each character has a voice that is not only distinct from all the others, but is also extremely believable. The reader may appreciate and even personally feel the dreams, hopes, and fears of each character. Kass complicates the "good guy-bad guy" dichotomy in this novel. We are led to sympathize with one of the potential suicide bombers, seeing his family's oppression and hearing his story in his own words. He sees Israel as his people's oppressor, like Nazi Germany was the Jewish people's oppressor. We also, however, sympathize with the victims of the explosion on the bus. Kass depicts life as it is--complicated. For every action, there is a long back story for each person involved. Through this fictional account, Kass allows us to see what the back story of a breaking news report might be. The number injured or killed is representative of individual people, each with his or her own story. Also, those charged with the crime have their own stories to tell. We cannot say that anyone is purely good or purely evil. Kass also examines how different people deal with grief. Some must keep order in their lives, scheduling each moment in a predictable way so as to eliminate the possibility of remembering. Others must escape in a geographic sense, abandoning the stimuli that might conjure up a memory. Though Kass allows some of her characters a happy ending, they are still indelibly altered by the bombing and will need to learn how to cope with their grief. Also, some of the characters learn that not all of lives' questions can be answered. I would suggest this book to young adults because it provides another perspective on events and themes that have shaken our world, from the Holocaust to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Also, it tackles difficult themes such as grief, hatred, and uncertainty. The book is also enjoyable to read. Kass's characterization and decision to depict the situation in "real time" through the voices of many different characters makes this novel engaging. This is not a novel, however, for someone that requires clear-cut answers or completely happy endings. Kass does not suggest that the suicide bombings will end. In fact, she suggests that they will continue. Also, the problems of the "innocent" characters are not completely solved. It is these details that make this novel realistic. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by S***D on January 18, 2016* as advertised --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/10898504-real-time-a-multi-voice-young-adult-novel-about-holocaust](https://www.desertcart.in/products/10898504-real-time-a-multi-voice-young-adult-novel-about-holocaust) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*