Mendel the Mess-Up by Terry LaBan
Cursed from birth, Mendel Schlotz is the unluckiest kid in his village.He’s also the only one who can save it. Ask anyone—twelve-year-old Mendel can’t do anything right. When he tries to herd goats, they...
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Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments by Wendy A. Horwitz
In Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments, Wendy A. Horwitz shares stories about celebration, loss, change, and the best way to open a pomegranate. Holidays delight – and disappoint. A couple...
Happier Far by Diane Mehta
In Happier Far, Diane Mehta takes us on a funny and engrossing tour of the absurdities and dilemmas of becoming a writer, and how family can sometimes help us and sometimes get in the...
Mothers and Other Fictional Characters: A Memoir in Essays by Nicole Graev Lipson
In this intimate and riveting memoir, Best American Essayist Nicole Graev Lipson breaks through the ready-made stories of womanhood, rescuing truth from the fiction that infiltrates our lives. What does it take to escape...
A Fool’s Kabbalah by Steve Stern
In the ruins of postwar Europe, the world’s leading expert on the Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism goes on a hair-raising journey to recover sacred books stolen by the Nazis . . . At the...
The Serpent Bearer by Jane Rosenthal
Part World War II spy thriller, part romance, and part tale of buried family secrets, The Serpent Bearer is perfect for fans of Kelly Rimmer’s The German Wife and Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network....
The Girl with the Secret Name by Yael Zoldan
The Incredible Life of Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi “We are guardians of a great treasure. We are links in a precious chain,” Papa paused, and Beatriz felt her heart pounding. This sounded very exciting!...
The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare
Kel Saren, body double to Conor, crown prince of the dazzling city of Castellane, is caught between two worlds. In order to protect his beloved prince, Kel must find the culprits responsible for a...
The Midwives’ Escape: From Egypt to Jericho by Maggie Anton
After years of archaeological research and biblical studies, award-winning author Maggie Anton has created a historical novel filled with adventure, warfare, and romance, that is true to both Torah and to history. The Bible...
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter
From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, a heart-wrenchingly propulsive story of a woman entrusted with a young boy’s life as WWII rages in Italy 1940, Italy. Lili and...
