amp34This clever Rosh Hashanah story does an excellent job of including holiday symbols and traditions while telling a unique engaging tale.amp34 School Library JournalA PJ Library Selection for Fall 2022Miriam looked over the apple orchard. Autumn leaves were turning yellow and gold. The beehives were full of honey. The apples were ready for picking. Rosh Hashanah was coming.Miriam imagined all the apples and honey on her familys holiday table as she waited for their guests to arrive.Miriam didnt come to the orchard just to pick apples.She also came to practice blowing her shofar. She could practice in the orchard without hurting anyones ears.Miriam stood under an apple tree. She took a breath and blew. TEKIAH SHEVARIM TERUAHShe heard a sound above her head. It wasnt a shofar.Munch Crunch Munch CrunchWhat was making that noise Miriam looked up into the apple tree.There sat a sasquatch munching away at the apples.Join Miriam as she seeks to solve her sasquatch dilemma and in the process learns that our initial impressions of others may be a bit mistaken.amp10Includes a note to readers that explains how the author got the idea for this story and a little about the legend of the sasquatch.