Queen for a Day

by Barbara Cohen

The chance to play Queen Esther in the annual Purim celebration helps thirteen-year-old Gertie Warshefsky triumph over feelings of martyrdom and abandonment

158 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Barbara Cohen (1932-1992) was the author of several acclaimed picture books and novels for young readers, including The Carp in the Bathtub, Yussel's Prayer: A Yom Kippur Story, Thank You, Jackie Robinson, and King of the Seventh Grade.