Tagged: Jewish Book Council

Hap­py for You by Claire Stan­ford

Hap­py for You by Claire Stan­ford

Four years into writing her still-unfinished philosophy dissertation, and anticipating a marriage proposal from her long-term boyfriend, Evelyn Kominsky Kumamoto is wrestling with big questions about life: How can she do meaningful work in...

Res­cue by Jen­nifer A. Nielsen

Res­cue by Jen­nifer A. Nielsen

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a thrilling World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the French resistance. Six...

Blue­bird by Sharon Cameron

Blue­bird by Sharon Cameron

Author of Reese’s Book Club YA Pick The Light in Hidden Places, Sharon Cameron, delivers an emotionally gripping and utterly immersive thriller, perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys’s Salt to the Sea. In 1946,...

Free as a Jew by Ruth Wisse

Free as a Jew by Ruth Wisse

A Per­son­al Mem­oir of Nation­al Self-Liberation A Jewish child born into the worst of times in Europe grows up during the best of times in North America—only to recognize that it could be moving...

Under the Iron Bridge by Kathy Kac­er

Under the Iron Bridge by Kathy Kac­er

It’s 1938 in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Paul is feeling pressured to join the Hitler Youth. The last thing he wants to do is march around with a bunch of bullies, supporting the Gestapo and...

Anna and Dr Helmy by Ronen Steinke

Anna and Dr Helmy by Ronen Steinke

How an Arab Doc­tor Saved a Jew­ish Girl in Hitler’s Berlin The remarkable story of Mohammed Helmy, the Egyptian doctor who risked his life to save Jewish Berliners from the Nazis. One of the...

The City Beautiful by Aden Poly­doros

The City Beautiful by Aden Poly­doros

Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is...