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3) No vacancy
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn't eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman's dream, but at least it's an adventure. Miriam befriends Kate, whose grandmother owns the diner next door, and finds comfort in the company of Maria, the motel's housekeeper, and her Uncle Mordy, who comes to help out for the summer. "--
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Evie's family runs a Jewish funeral home and she enjoys helping out. She doesn't normally interact with the grieving family, but one day she befriends Oren, a boy overwhelmed by grief after an awful accident. Oren hasn't spoken a word since, but Evie is set on helping him deal with his loss and discover his voice again." --
14) Hanukkah!
Author
Publisher
Joy Street Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Describes the meaning and traditions of Hanukkah as five children and their family celebrate the holiday.
15) Passover
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
As a grandmother and her granddaughter prepare food for Passover, the most joyous of Jewish holidays, the woman reflects on her past which included a pogrom. In the process the girl's perception of life is altered.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shira and Esther are identical strangers living on opposite sides of town. Shira, daughter of a rabbi, dreams of a life onstage, while Esther wants to devote her life to her faith, so they switch places to pursue their dreams. Working together, they uncover the truth about their mysterious connection and prevent a beloved local theater from being destroyed"--
"Shira dreams of a life onstage, and twin sister Esther wants to devote her life to God,...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"As tensions escalate in the Jewish community of Beacon with incidents of vandalism and a swastika carved into new concrete poured near the synagogue, so does the tension grow between Aviva and Kayla and the girls at their school, and so do the actions of the dybbuk grow worse. Could real harm be coming Aviva's way? And is it somehow related to the 'accident' that took her father years ago?"--
19) Bitter and sweet
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When Hannah's family has to move, her grandmother tells her how she felt leaving the old country--it was both bitter and sweet. As Hannah leaves her friends behind and tries to get used to a new house, she only feels bitterness. Was her grandmother wrong about the sweetness? Hannah starts to feel better about the move when she sees her new house in the soft light of the Shabbat candles. When a new friend reaches out with a special gift, Hannah realizes...
