Chapter 11 Summary

In Chapter 11, Chanukah is approaching. The women of the neighborhood notice Ayala, Batsheva, Yosef and Shira acting strangely. They will not let on what they are doing. The only other person whom they tell about what they are doing is Mimi. The secret project is uncovered the first night of Chanukah when Batsheva, Yosef, Ayala and Shira wheel what they have been building into their front yard. The adults watch from their windows while the children gather at Batsheva's yard. When they are all there, the sheets are pulled off to reveal the biggest menorah they have ever seen.

Chapter 11 Analysis

Now that the ladies have discovered a legitimate reason for them not to like Batsheva, they begin to be suspicious of all of her actions. When she, Yosef, Shira and Ayala make a huge, decorated menorah for the town to enjoy for...