Shira & Esther’s Double Dream Debut

Shira wants to perform onstage, whereas Esther hopes to study Torah. The two twelve-year-old look-alikes exchange places in order to pursue the ambitions each cannot otherwise follow. Their switch requires chutzpah and carries both girls into the other’s hoped-for life. A glossary and an author’s note supplement the novel. The book contrasts a theatrical aspiration with a commitment to religious study.