Useful Junk by Erika Meitner
A master of documentary poetry, Erika Meitner takes up the question of desire and intimacy in her latest collection of poems. In her previous five collections of poetry, Erika Meitner has established herself as...
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Escape from the Ghetto by John Carr
A Story of Survival and Resilience in World War II This captivating true story of one boy’s flight across Europe to escape the Nazis is a tale of extraordinary courage, incredible adventure, and the...
Becoming Ordinary by Michael Fox
A Youth Born of the Holocaust, A Youth Born of the Holocaust, What I Kept, What I Let Go… What is a Jew? A Jew is someone who argues with God whether he believes...
Mrs. Noah’s Doves by Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Alida Massari Mrs. Noah kept birds. She kept many a variety of birds, ravens and robins, eagles and eiders, cockatoos and crows. But out of all the birds she kept, her favorite were...
Things to Come and Go by Bette Howland
From the acclaimed author of Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage and the memoir W-3, a trio of novellas about three women’s bold exploration of the desire for belonging as it comes into conflict with...
Helmi’s Shadow by David Horgan
A Journey of Survival From Russia to East Asia to the American West Helmi’s Shadow tells the sweeping true story of two Russian Jewish refugees, a mother (Rachel Koskin) and her daughter (Helmi). With...
Is Superman Circumcised? by Roy Schwartz
The Complete Jewish History of the World’s Greatest Hero SUPERMAN is the most famous character in the world. He’s the first superhero, an American icon—and he’s Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of...
Mighty Inside by Sundee T. Frazier
Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants—especially to his crush Millie Takazawa, and Gary Ratliff, who constantly puts him down. But the thought...
Sammy Spider’s First ABC by Sylvia A. Rouss
Illustrator: Katherine Janus Kahn Sammy Spider goes through the English alphabet using the Jewish holidays and traditions celebrated by the Shapiro family. With its sweet rhymes and iconic illustrations, this book is a fun...
Yossel’s Journey by Kathryn Lasky
Illustrator: Johnson Yazzie When Yossel’s family flees anti-Jewish pogroms in Russia and immigrates to the American Southwest, he worries about making a new home and new friends. In his family’s new store next to...
