When the Angels Left the Old Country
core novel 2022 When the Angels Left the Old Country
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.25 (4,197 ratings, collected 2026-08-13) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781646141760 |
Where it sits
- Universe: When the Angels Left the Old Country
- Series: When the Angels Left the Old Country (novel) core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sacha Lamb
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2023: won; Confirmed directly via mythsoc.org's own 2023 awards page, listed under the Adult Literature category winner despite the book's YA marketing/shelving.
- Stonewall Book Award (Children's and Young Adult Literature), 2023: won; Confirmed directly via ALA's own press release: won the 2023 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award (Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award) in the Young Adult category.
Notes
- From the series record (When the Angels Left the Old Country (novel)): A 2022 novel following an unnamed angel and a demon, Little Ash, who have spent centuries studying Talmud together above a small Eastern European shtetl. They leave for America in search of a missing girl, Essie, and along the way take in a sixteen-year-old runaway, Rose, travelling through Warsaw, Ellis Island, and the Lower East Side while confronting ghosts, lost souls, and more mundane human dangers. Standalone; registered as a single-work universe (LOTR-analogy convention).
Sources
- Jewish Book Council: When the Angels Left the Old Country
- The Mythopoeic Society: Mythopoeic Awards 2023
- ALA: 'Love, Violet' and 'When the Angels Left the Old Country' win 2023 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
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