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End of the Line

End of the Line

by Sharon E. McKay
edition:Paperback
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age: 8 to 11
Grade: 3 to 7
Reading age: 8 to 11
tagged : holocaust, jewish, europe, alternative family

Ordinary citizens risk everything to save a young Jewish girl in wartime Holland.

Five-year-old Beatrix looks on in horror as the soldier forces her mother off the tram. It is 1942 in Amsterdam, and everyone knows what happens to Jews who are taken away by the Nazis. The soldier turns his attention to Beatrix, when suddenly, the ticket-taker, Lars G …

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Playing With Matches

Playing With Matches

by Suri Rosen
edition:Paperback
also available: eBook
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age: 13 to 17
Grade: 9 to 12
tagged : dating & sex, jewish

When 16-year-old Raina Resnick is expelled from her Manhattan private school, she’s sent to live with her strict aunt — but Raina feels like she’s persona non grata no matter where she goes. Her sister, Leah, blames her for her broken engagement, and she’s a social pariah at her new school. In the tight-knit Jewish community, Raina finds sh …

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Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts

Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts

A Literary Cookbook
by Jane Yolen & Sima Elizabeth Shefrin, contributions by Heidi Stemple
edition:Hardcover
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : jewish, country & ethnic

Here you'll find Yolen's dynamic, enchanting retellings of Jewish tales from around the world paired with Stemple's recipes for everything from challah to matzo brei to pomegranate couscous, tzimmes chicken, and rugelach, in creative versions of classic dishes that any family will delight in cooking together. And Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts is filled …

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Honey Cake

Honey Cake

by Joan Betty Stuchner, illustrated by Cynthia Nugent
edition:Hardcover
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : europe, jewish

For David Nathan, Copenhagen is the most beautiful city in the world. Even Nazis in the street can’t make Copenhagen ugly. But life has changed since the soldiers arrived. His parents are always worried. And his older sister goes to school early and comes home late. Sometimes she doesn’t come home at all! David’s father is a baker, and since …

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