Berliners by Vesper Stamper
A riveting story about the rivalry between two brothers living on opposite sides of the Berlin wall during its construction in the 1960s, and how their complicated legacy and dreams of greatness will determine...
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This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke
In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most―safe from the Holocaust. But that was...
Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey by Ruth Behar
Illustrator: Devon Holzwarth A poignant multicultural ode to family and what it means to create a home as one girl helps her Tía move away from her beloved Miami apartment. When Estrella’s Tía Fortuna...
The Way Back by Gavriel Savit
Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons. For the Jews...
A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korcak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust by Albert Marrin
Janusz Korczak was more than a good doctor. He was a hero. The Dr. Spock of his day, he established orphanages run on his principle of honoring children and shared his ideas with the...
It’s a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories by Laura Silverman, Katherine Locke
A Jewish boy falls in love with a fellow counselor at summer camp. A group of Jewish friends take the trip of a lifetime. A girl meets her new boyfriend’s family over Shabbat dinner....
White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio
In R. J. Palacio’s bestselling collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, readers were introduced to Julian’s grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with Grandmère’s heartrending...
All Three Stooges by Erica S. Perl
Spoiler alert: This book is not about the Three Stooges. It’s about Noah and Dash, two seventh graders who are best friends and comedy junkies. That is, they were best friends, until Dash’s father...
Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall’s Life and Art by Barb Rosenstock
Mary GrandPré, illustrator Through the window, the student sees . . . His future–butcher, baker, blacksmith, but turns away. A classmate sketching a face from a book. His mind blossoms. The power of pictures....
Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit
Kraków, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna Łania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor,...
