Off to Join the Circus by Deborah Kalb
Off to Join the Circus focuses on an overly enmeshed, neurotic Jewish family in the Washington, D.C., area, and what happens when a relative returns after 64 years. Adele Pinsky ran away as a...
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The Unexpected Adventures of C.A.T. by Johanna Hurwitz
Illustrator: Sam Loman Fourth-grader Chaya Ann Tober loves cats. Even her initials, C.A.T., are perfect for her!She feels so cat-like herself that when her actual cat Ollie, a very picky eater, refuses to eat...
One Last Shot: Based on a True Story of Wartime Heroism by Kip Wilson
From critically acclaimed author Kip Wilson comes this gripping coming of age historical fiction novel in verse about Gerda Taro, a vibrant, headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil...
Lech by Sara Lippmann
A mother recovering from an abortion in a Borscht Belt rental. An eccentric aging landlord, haunted by a mysterious death. A grief-stricken Hasid. A scheming real estate agent looking for her break, her dogged...
The Majority by Elizabeth L. Silver
Inspired by history, a riveting novel of love and friendship, motherhood and ambition, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice. Half of the United States is waiting for Justice Sylvia Olin...
Gangsters Don’t Die by Tod Goldberg
The “gloriously original” (The New York Times) and critically acclaimed crime series starring a Chicago hitman hiding out as a rabbi in the desert suburbs of Las Vegas comes to its thrilling conclusion Mafia...
Gallery of the Disappeared Men by Jonathan Papernick
From the author of the acclaimed short story collection The Ascent of Eli Israel, and the warm, funny and heart-wrenching novel I Am My Beloveds, here are 14 searing, deeply-immersive stories that will forever...
The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet by Andrue J. Kahn (editor)
The Torah begins by setting forth the heavens and the Earth as God’s creation, impelling humanity to steward our planet for its own sake and for its ability to nurture our lives. Yet the...
The Gray by Chris Baron
The Gray is a sensitively told middle grade story from Chris Baron about living with anxiety and finding ways to cope. It’s been a tough year for Sasha―he’s been bullied at his middle school...
The Suicide Museum by Ariel Dorfman
An expansive, engrossing mystery for fans of Gabriel García Márquez, Margaret Atwood, and Bill McKibben, from the acclaimed author of Death and the Maiden. Ariel needed money, and Joseph Hortha had it. Bound by...
