About the book: 2024 / Hoodie Rosen is an ordinary teenager. He goes to school, plays basketball, hangs out with friends and takes care of his sisters. Life in an Orthodox Jewish family, at first glance, is no different from any other... until Khudi meets Anna-Marie. She is the daughter of the mayor of the city of Tregaron, where the Khudi community has recently moved. Independent and open-minded, Anna-Marie turns his world upside down. Hoodie is unable to resist the attraction, next to her he begins to look at the usual way of life in a new way and he himself becomes bolder. However, the situation in the city is heating up, because the mayor is determined to expel the Jews from Tregaron. Because of his friendship with Anna-Marie, Khudi’s loved ones turn away from him, and he is faced with a choice: what is more important – feelings or family? Rebbe Friedman, like Rebbe Moritz, talked about my “situation” as if I had caught some kind of infection, a terrible disease that can be transmitted to my classmates through airborne droplets. If I am not isolated, this could end in an epidemic. And then we will all be walking around campus in shorts and tank tops, arm in arm with chicks in bikinis, and listening to obscene pop music on brand new smartphones. Ratings and Awards Winner of the William Morris Award for Best First Book by an Author Written for Young Adults. If I am with her, I will no longer be a part of my community because she is not Jewish. But my fellow believers, the yeshiva, are my whole life, everyone I know. Why read• See the world through the eyes of a teenager who is used to restrictions and has no idea what life outside his community might be like;• Reflect on the conventions, traditions and rules that influence our worldview;• Immerse yourself in the story of two completely different young people who face misunderstandings from loved ones and society, and feel with them the courage to overcome obstacles.• Meaning does not necessarily have to arise from someone else's teaching. You can discover it in yourself. For whom• A witty and important book for teenagers 16+ and adults;• For fans of the books “Darius the Great Is Not Okay”, “The Chosen One”, “In the End They Both Die”;• For fans of the series “Unorthodox”, “Elite”».