Turtle Boy
About this ebook
Twelve-year-old Will likes two things: turtles and the local nature reserve. Everything else is a nightmare, because Will has a facial difference that has earned him an unfortunate nickname. But when Will’s Bar Mitzvah community service project introduces him to RJ, a boy who is confined to a hospital room, Will discovers they both have strength to lend the other and that life is too short to live in a shell.
About the author
Evan Wolkenstein is a Jewish educator, style writer, and illustrator in San Francisco. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Evan received his bachelor’s degree in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He teaches Jewish Studies at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, drawing from his background in Experiential Education and Design Thinking and is also a Kevah Educator, teaching Hebrew Bible to adults through the lenses of literature, psychology and sociology. Evan has been published in Tablet Magazine and the Washington Post and creates animated cartoons for teaching pedagogy.
