When the Angels Left the Old Country, by Sacha Lamb

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Oct. 17, 2025 is When the Angels Left the Old Country, by Sacha Lamb.

Uriel the angel and Ashmedai, or Little Ash, the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their tiny village to America. When one of those young emigrants goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. When the Angels Left the Old Country was a winner, in 2023, of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature award. It was an Honor Book for the Michael L. Printz Award. https://youtu.be/WfgwogTfDOc

First-chapter Friday playlist on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6F1x26TGVFF4Clbqq18kcKCxfxnuDx4w