Jor­dan is a 13-year-old boy liv­ing in the Israeli town of Keshet is a unique com­mu­ni­ty on the banks of the Jor­dan riv­er in which a select group of babies are cho­sen by the matri­arch of the town, Miss Sara, who names them and helps them real­ize their unique pow­ers. What devel­ops is a band of young Jew­ish Israeli super­heroes, each with a spe­cial pow­er result­ing from a con­nec­tion to one aspect of nature. This band uses its pow­ers to stop a golem cre­at­ed by the local vil­lain. Teen mis­chief is inter­twined with Jew­ish expres- sions and Israeli geog­ra­phy, giv­ing this nov­el an under­ly­ing Jew­ish fla­vor in a fast paced mys­tery. Although at times, as in the intro­duc- tion of an exfo­lia­tor as a pos­si­ble way to erase a mark, it is obvi­ous that the book is writ­ten by an adult female for a young audi­ence, this small flaw can be for­giv­en because there are excit­ing cliffhang­ers, authen­tic pre-teen dia­logue and lots of wild imagination.

Rec­om­mend­ed for ages 9 – 13.