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Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The continuing adventures of five sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early twentieth century. Ella finds a boyfriend and Henny disagrees with Papa over her curfew; a single uncle findss romance; World War I approaches and the family heads to Rockaway Beach to avoid infection during an outbreak of infantile paralysis.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
258 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life.
In 1492, during the Spanish Inquisition, Benvenida and her family are banished from Spain for being Jewish, and must flee the country or be killed. They journey by foot and by sea, eventually settling in Istanbul.
Over four centuries...
Author
Series
All-of-a-kind family volume 1
Publisher
Wilcox
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Portrays the joys and troubles of five high-spirited Jewish sisters as they grow up in New York City.
Author
Series
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Life is becoming dangerous for the Jews of Krakow in 1936 with incidents of violence and persecution increasing day by day. Twelve-year-old Anna begs her father to leave Poland, but he is reluctant to give up his position as an acclaimed clarinetist in the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra. After barely escaping from an attack by a group of violent thugs, it becomes clear that the family must leave. Anna's father auditions for the famous Bronislaw Huberman,...
5) In my pocket
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[28] p.: col. ill.; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fear and uncertainty afflict everyone on the boat on the morning in July 1939 when Jewish children sail from Holland to the safety of a new life in Scotland.
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
290 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hi, whoever is reading this. I'm Zipporah Chava McConnell, but everyone calls me Zippy.
Things used to be simple--until a few weeks ago. Now my best friend, Bea, is acting funny; everyone at school thinks I'm weird; and my mom is making me start preparing for my bat mitzvah, even though we barely ever go to synagogue. The only thing that still seems to make sense is magic.
The thing is, I'm a witch. I've been casting spells since I was little. And...
Author
Series
Publisher
Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
408 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Anya sets out to find her missing father but instead travels to Kiev, where she meets the tsar, dines with a rabbi, and rescues two brothers from a dangerous monster lurking beneath the city.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Anya and the Dragon is the story of fantasy and mayhem in tenth century Eastern Europe, where headstrong eleven-year-old Anya is a daughter of the only Jewish family in her village. When her family's livelihood is threatened by a bigoted magistrate, Anya is lured in by a friendly family of fools, who promise her money in exchange for helping them capture the last dragon in Kievan Rus. This seems easy enough, until she finds out that the scary old...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
90 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young Jewish girl living with her family in the town of Lida at the beginning of World War II recalls the horrors of life under first the Russians then the Nazis, before fleeing to join Tuvia Bielski, a partisan who tried to save as many Jews as possible. Based on a true story.
Author
Series
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls volume 6
Publisher
WorthyKids, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
In The Lion's Roar, Peter and Mary travel back in time to the bustling city of Babylon, where the dangerous High Priest is plotting to push Daniel out of power. Follow along as the siblings meet Daniel, race chariots, and confront their toughest adversary yet. Can they solve the secret of the scroll before it's too late?
Author
Series
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls volume 4
Publisher
WorthyKids, a division of Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Join siblings Peter and Mary and their dog, Hank, as they discover ancient scrolls that transport them back to exciting moments in Bible history.
In Journey to Jericho, Peter, Mary, and Hank travel to the ancient desert--just as the Israelites are about to enter the Promised Land. The time travelers join a secret spy mission to Jericho, help sneak Rahab to safety, and face the scheming Man in Black. Can they solve the secret of the scroll before...
12) Rebecca and Ana
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Rebecca Rubin eagerly helps her cousin Ana, newly arrived from Russia, to adjust to life in New York City, but when their teacher says the two must sing together at a school assembly, Rebecca worries that her big moment will be ruined.
13) Number The Stars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
14) Ivanhoe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1194 the Saxon knight Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to a chaotic England ruled by the enemies of the absent King Richard the Lion-Hearted and finds himself disowned and dishonored, forced to fight for his name and the people he loves.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While Rebecca Rubin helps her building's ailing superintendent take care of his homing pigeons, she puzzles over what to do with the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insisted she make but which has no place in her Jewish home.
Author
Series
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls volume 5
Publisher
WorthyKids, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
In The Shepherd's Stone, Peter, Mary, and Hank travel to Bethlehem, where they befriend a young shepherd named David. Follow along as the trio witnesses the epic fight between David and Goliath, races to defeat a treacherous plot, and battles a familiar enemy. Can they solve the secret of the scroll before the Soldier of Darkness catches them?
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
From age seven, Loma relishes traveling with her beloved grandfather across fifteenth-century Spain, working to keep the Jews safe, but soon realizes she must also make sacrifices to help her people. Includes historical notes, recipe, glossary, and a link to a bibliography.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Rebecca Rubin worries that her tenth birthday will be ruined because it falls during Passover, but her mother's cousin Max, an actor, takes her with him to a movie studio, where she makes friends with an actress and a set carpenter.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Crossing paths at an inn, thirteenth-century travellers impart the tales of a monastery oblate, a Jewish refugee, and a psychic peasant girl with a loyal greyhound, the three of whom join forces on a chase through France to escape persecution.