New Jewish Books
Most children need to be taught the ”talent” of happiness. It doesn’t happen automatically – and it is the central key that enables them to lead successful, productive, and meaningful lives. Beth Perkel synthesizes...
Illustrator: Lee White In this inspiring sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning, “dazzling and insightful” (BCCB) I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to a very different Chile and makes it...
Hope Valley is the story of two women, one Jewish-Israeli and one Palestinian-Israeli, who come together to form the unlikeliest of friendships. Tikvah and Ruby meet one summer day right before the outbreak of...
From his early work as a lawyer on the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to his days as Philadelphia’s district attorney to his thirty-year career as a United States...
When Marsha Barrett is six years old, her mother dies of cancer. The youngest of three sisters in a Jewish family, she goes through a turbulent youth during the 1960s and 1970s, rebelling against...
In Sarahland, Sam Cohen brilliantly and often hilariously explores the ways in which traditional stories have failed us, both demanding and thrillingly providing for its cast of Sarahs new origin stories, new ways to...
Layers is a collection of over thirty personal narratives featuring the challenges and triumphs of Jewish women living in Israel. Written in their own voices, each chapter is unique in offering a narrative full...
Every human being is presented with the ”human challenge”:How do I grow?How do I become wise?How do I sanctify the world around me and make it a better place?How do I work on my...
After his world comes crashing down, Yedidya’s quest to rebuild his life brings him unlikely new friends, adventures and insights. Get ready for an enthralling novel exploring the practical application of emunah under real-life...
Illustrator: Elisabeth Eudes-Pascal Kate is upset when grandma (Bubbie) gets a motorized scooter. Will Bubbie still be Bubbie in that scooter? Kate slowly warms to the scooter after she sees what a good friend...
