Not This Turkey!
By Jessica Steinberg and Amanda Pike
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2017 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Young Readers
Mel's Jewish immigrant family makes new holiday traditions after his father wins a Thanksgiving raffle and brings home an enormous live turkey home on the New York subway.
Although Mel and his family have lived in America for several years, they have never celebrated Thanksgiving, just the Jewish holidays. But this year, after Papa wins a live turkey at work and brings it home on the subway, Mama invites all their relatives to their Brooklyn tenement for dinner. There's just one thing—Mel has a soft spot for the turkey!
Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Women's Wear Daily. She is currently the culture editor at the Times of Israel. Not This Turkey! is based on the real-life experiences of a family she knows. Jessica lives in Israel.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mel's family is newly arrived in America, and considering celebrating their first Thanksgiving when his father wins a huge turkey in a raffle at work. Bringing this unexpected largesse home with him on the subway, Mr. Silberklang discovers that such a large bird makes a lot of noise and attracts quite a bit of attention. For his part, Mel finds that Indik - a name taken from the Yiddish word for turkey - is an interesting companion, and not at all what he wants to have for his holiday dinner. When Mr. Cohen, the local butcher, informs Mel and his father that Indik is too old and tough to eat, Mel is relieved, and his family discover that they can bring their own food traditions to the celebration of this new holiday...I enjoyed Not This Turkey!, which works very well as both a Thanksgiving and as an immigrant story, and which is apparently based on the real experiences of a family named Silberklang, with whom author Jessica Steinberg is friends. As someone who spent a few years living abroad, moreover, I identified with the little author blurb on the rear dust-jacket, informing the reader that Steinberg, who currently resides in Israel, must go to great lengths to celebrate this holiday that is all but unknown in her current country of residence. This is a tale that would work especially well for vegetarian children and their families, as Indik is spared in the end, and Mel's family celebrate a turkey-less Thanksgiving. Recommended to anyone looking for new Thanksgiving tales, or stories about newly arrived Americans adjusting to life in their new country, and adopting its traditions in their own unique ways. There's even a recipe for Cranberry Apple Kugel at the rear!