"Zev's story is filled with memorable characters and hard-won wisdom, and the Yiddish and Hebrew that appear throughout lend authenticity. (A glossary will help those who don't know a mitzvah from a mikvah.) It adds up to a surprisingly universal coming-of-age novel about being true to oneself in a world that demands otherwise." -- Publishers Weekly
"What a wonderful, evocative, gripping book--it reminds me of the thrill I had when I read Potok novels many years ago!" -- Jeremy Dauber, Professor, Columbia University; and author of Jewish Comedy: A Serious History
"Leaving Eastern Parkway is an authentic look at the joys and failings of insular religious culture as well as a trenchant depiction of the mind of a teenage boy dealing with trauma and dramatic change. When you enter the world created by Daub, you are transfixed. When you leave, you are wiser for the experience." -- Stuart Rojstaczer, author of The Mathematician's Shiva
"A moving, coming-of-age novel." -- The Jewish Book Council
