&34;A fast-paced picture book that combines the drama foreshadowing the American Revolution, the heroic Maccabee fight for freedom, and Sephardic Hanukkah customs&34; --Association of Jewish Libraries&34;An engag&173;ing sto&173;ry about a Jew&173;ish Amer&173;i&173;can past&34; --Jewish Book Council&34; A delightful book about friendship, the Revolutionary war, Jewish history, and of course, recipes&34; --The Chocolate ProfessorJoshua Mendes misses his best friend Isaac, who has moved to Boston. Joshua's Papa is importing chocolate beans to the American Colonies, showing caf&233;eacute; owners how to make hot chocolate now that the tea tax has made tea too expensive to drink. When Papa travels to Boston, Joshua joins him.