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The Greatest by Veera Hiranandani

The Greatest by Veera Hiranandani

Illustrator: Vesper Stamper In this poignant tribute to grandparents everywhere, a grandfather reflects on his loving relationship with his three grandchildren. This story beautifully captures how love can make anyone “the greatest” in someone’s...

Life-Tumbled Shards by Heddy Breuer Abramowitz

Life-Tumbled Shards by Heddy Breuer Abramowitz

Life-Tumbled Shards is a medical memoir dealing with illness, grief and loss. It touches on many other subjects: life in Jerusalem, life in the Old City, basic Jewish mourning customs, Jewish observance, the Holocaust...

The Lis­ten­ers by Mag­gie Stiefvater

The Lis­ten­ers by Mag­gie Stiefvater

#1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel—and a world—in peril. January 1942. The Avallon Hotel & Spa has...

Yes, We’ll Do It! by Dafna Strum

Illustrator: Shahar Kober A joyful, rhyming tale of kindness and community! When two kids join a parade, a chain of helpers steps up in their place. Based on a Jewish teaching about responsibility, this...

Five Amber Beads by Richard Aronowitz

Five Amber Beads by Richard Aronowitz

New Jewish Fiction Five Amber Beads is the story of two men whose lives are woven together as they seek to discover the truth about their pasts. Charley Bernstein works in the London art...