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Black Earth by Timothy Snyder

Black Earth by Timothy Snyder

“Indispensable” is an overused term in book reviews, but Timothy Snyder’s analysis of the political, social, intellectual, and historical circumstances that gave rise to and even nourished Hitler’s brilliant madness is truly that. The...

Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott

Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott

Amid the brutality of Auschwitz during the Holocaust, a forbidden gift helps two teenage girls find hope, friendship, and the will to live in this novel in verse that’s based on a true story....

Forever Torn by Jason Greenfield

Forever Torn by Jason Greenfield

Forever Torn is the true and amazing story of two brothers and three generations of one family – a family torn apart by deaths, poverty, deceit and a promise made by a small boy...

High Holiday Porn: A Memoir by Eytan Bayme

High Holiday Porn: A Memoir by Eytan Bayme

Imagine a cross between Chelsea Handler and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer… but it’s all true. High Holiday Porn is the story of an Orthodox boy in the Bronx who discovers masturbation during Passover...

Days of Awe by Lauren Fox

Days of Awe by Lauren Fox

Only a year ago, Isabel Moore was married, the object of adoration of her ten-year-old daughter, and thought she knew everything about her wild, extravagant, beloved best friend, Josie. But in that one short...

Shanghai Sukkah by Heidi Smith Hyde

Shanghai Sukkah by Heidi Smith Hyde

Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong. Fleeing the Holocaust in Europe, Marcus moves with his family from Berlin to Shanghai, where he doubts this unfamiliar city will ever feel like home. But with help from...