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The Great­est Song of All by Megan Hoyt

The Great­est Song of All by Megan Hoyt

How Isaac Stern Unit­ed the World to Save Carnegie Hall Illustrator: Katie Hick­ey From the acclaimed author of Bartali’s Bicycle comes the inspiring story of violin virtuoso Isaac Stern and his mission to save...

One-Legged Mon­goose by Marc J. Straus

One-Legged Mon­goose by Marc J. Straus

Secrets, Lega­cies, and Com­ing of Age in the 1950’s New York It’s June 1953, and 10-year-old Marc Straus is in his mother’s car, getting sick from her cigarette smoke on his way to a...

Deb­o­rah’s Tree by Jane Yolen

Deb­o­rah’s Tree by Jane Yolen

Illustrator: Cosei Kawa Deborah has a gift; she can see the future As Deborah grows up, so do the date palms that surround her home. Under these trees, people come from far and wide...

My Moth­er’s Secret by Ali­na Adams

My Moth­er’s Secret by Ali­na Adams

A Nov­el of the Jew­ish Autonomous Region With his dying breath, Lena’s father asks his family a cryptic question: “You couldn’t tell, could you?” After his passing, Lena stumbles upon the answer that changes...

The Miss­ing Jew by Rodger Kamenetz

The Miss­ing Jew by Rodger Kamenetz

Kamenetz’s poems whirl and shake on the page. He is the poet of the living history of unspeakable names and his book…sings with dark wit the tales of tough family spirits. –Louise Erdrich, author...