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The Long Corner by Alexander Maksik

The Long Corner by Alexander Maksik

A bold novel about ambition, grief, creativity, beauty, and existential emptiness that retraces the arc of American life and culture in the first decades of the 21st century. It is early 2017 in New...

Lights in the Night by Chris Barash

Lights in the Night by Chris Barash

Illus­tra­tor: Maya Shleifer In this charming picture book for young children, the magic of Shabbat is celebrated through light. As the sun goes down on a Friday evening and darkness descends, different sources of...

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

From the author of Today Tonight Tomorrow comes a magical romance in the vein of Groundhog Day about a girl forced to relive her disastrous first day of college—only to discover that her nemesis...

The But­ton Box by Brid­get Hodder

The But­ton Box by Brid­get Hodder

After Jewish fifth-grader Ava and her Muslim best friend Nadeem are called hateful names at school, Ava’s Granny Buena rummages in her closet and pulls out a glittering crystal button box. It’s packed with...