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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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
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.
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
Publisher
Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
394 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In an alternate ninth century, twelve-year-old Anya and a new friend face a Viking and a tsar to protect the water dragon that saved her life, putting her family's home at risk.
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
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
1983
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Told to make a doll like a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom--much to Molly's embarrassment.
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...
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
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,...
14) 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.
Author
Series
Anya and the Dragon volume 1
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
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Rebecca Rubin is injured during a strike at the sweatshop where her uncle and cousin work when she tries to give a speech, while keeping a big secret from her family.
17) Number the stars
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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
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
Lola Levine volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a class mishap lands Lola and new student Bella in Principal Blot's office, Lola's mom comes up with a ballet scheme that might make these classroom rivals realize that ballerinas and soccer players have more in common than they ever thought possible.