Most popular books posted in June 2021 on JewishBookWorld.org
Here are the top 5 most popular/visited films from the 70 books I added in June 2021. (Based on the number of times these books’ pages were visited in July, the first month when...
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Thank You, Dr. Salk!: The Scientist Who Beat Polio and Healed the World by Dean Robbins
Illustrator: Mike Dutton Dr. Jonas Salk finds the cure for polio in this inspiring, educational, and timely nonfiction picture book. Jonas Salk wasn’t seen as a brave hero―not at first. As a child he...
Gazoz: The Art of Making Magical, Seasonal Sparkling Drinks by Adeena Sussman, Benny Briga
Starting with plain sparkling soda, a gazoz layers in fresh fruits and flowers, aromatic herbs and spices, ferments, syrups, and other artisanal ingredients, all to create a beautiful marriage of flavor and fizz. In...
The 52 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in July 2021
Here is the list of the 52 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in July 2021. The image above contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on...
Abby, Tried and True by Donna Gephart
When Abby Braverman’s best friend, Cat, moves to Israel, she’s sure it’s the worst thing that could happen. But then her older brother, Paul, is diagnosed with cancer, and life upends again. Now it’s...
Chunky by Yehudi Mercado
In this full-color middle grade graphic memoir for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft, Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendship with his imaginary mascot, Chunky,...
Doctor on Call: Chernobyl Responder, Jewish Refugee, Radiation Expert by Alla Shapiro
Dr. Alla Shapiro was a first physician-responder to the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine on April 26, 1986. Information about the explosion was withheld...
The Daring Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams by Jonathan Ned Katz
Eve Adams was a rebel. Born Chawa Zloczewer into a Jewish family in Poland, Adams emigrated to the United States in 1912. The young woman befriended anarchists, sold radical publications, took a new name,...
Morningside Heights by Joshua Henkin
When Ohio-born Pru Steiner arrives in New York in 1976, she follows in a long tradition of young people determined to take the city by storm. But when she falls in love with and...
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
In the vein of Naomi Novik’s New York Times bestseller Spinning Silver and Katherine Arden’s national bestseller The Bear and the Nightingale, this unforgettable debut— inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythology—follows a young...
