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Uncle Jacob's Ghost Story Hardcover – March 1, 1986. Grandfather recounts his truths about Uncle Jacob's life back in Poland, emigration to the United States and life in New York City.

Uncle Jacob's Ghost Story Hardcover – March 1, 1986. by. Donn Kushner (Author). Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is a past of touching and magical relationships, to which Paul responds with alternating satisfaction and puzzlement. Mysteries and questions remain with readers as well, many of whom will find this story that incorporates mystical elements as it spans from shtetl to Times Square too removed and incredible to be particularly compelling.

Jacob's story seems to end one winter night when he freezes to death . The Canadian Library Association's 1980 Book of the Year for Children. Paul has tried to discover the truth about his mysterious great-uncle Jacob

Jacob's story seems to end one winter night when he freezes to death inside his newsstand. But the story comes full circle when an adult Paul, prompted by three traveling musicians (Esther, Simon, and Jacob?), feels compelled to pass on Jacob's story. This haunting book is beautifully written, with vivid descriptions of the characters inhabiting Times Square in the early 1900's. Paul has tried to discover the truth about his mysterious great-uncle Jacob. At last, his grandfather and Mr. Eisbein, his companion, tell him the fantastic story.

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3B: Uncle Jacob’s ghost story. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1984. 3. 5 Notes for a talk: sources for Uncle Jacob’s Ghost Story. Books Donated to The Osborne Collection by Donn Kushner

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Drache, . Donn Kushner (2015). In The Canadian Encyclopedia

Drache, . In The Canadian Encyclopedia. He published Uncle Jacob's Ghost Story in 1984, A Book Dragon, which won the National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award in 1988, The Dinosaur Duster in 1992, A Thief Among Statues in 1993, The Night Voyageurs in 1995 and Peter's Pixie posthumously in 2003. Kushner's cerebral blend of fantasy and fiction resulted in a distinctive voice, winning him critical acclaim as a modern fabulist with echoes of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

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