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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written." -Wall Street Journal "Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It's a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero's self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait." - Time The instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This magisterial work (winner of the National Jewish Book Award and other honors) chronicles the 350-year history of the Jewish religion in America. Tracing American Judaism from its origins in the colonial era through the present day, Jonathan Sarna explores the ways in which Judaism adapted in this new context. How did American culture - predominantly Protestant and overwhelmingly capitalist - affect Jewish religion and culture? And how did American...
11) Honey and me
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"When eleven-year-old Milla's best friend Honey joins her school for sixth grade Milla finds herself in her friend's shadow, but as the year progresses through the Jewish holidays Milla trys to cope with the tensions and the dramas of school--including the death of a beloved teacher."--
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In his hit musical "Hamilton," Lin-Manuel Miranda paints Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as the ultimate outsider, the "bastard, orphan, son of a whore," who by sheer grit and smarts achieves political greatness, leaving a permanent mark on the American landscape as the architect of its financial system. In this book Andrew Porwancher argues that the first Secretary of the Treasury and chief author of "The Federalist Papers" was even more of an...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The story of Emma Lazarus, who, despite her life of privilege, became a tireless advocate for the immigrants who arrived in New York City in the 1880s and wrote a famous poem for the Statue of Liberty.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The classic guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of Judaism is now updated for the first time in 15 years to reflect changes in the modern Jewish community.Living a Jewish Life describes Judaism as not just a contemplative or abstract system of thought but as a blueprint for living fully and honorably. This new edition builds on the classic guide, which has been a favorite among Jewish educators and students for years. Enriched with additional...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Following up her highly acclaimed Girl Meets God, author Lauren F. Winner has written an engrossing reflection of literary grace and spiritual wisdom with Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis.
As she lives through a failed marriage and the loss of her mother, Winner finds her Christian faith slipping away. Through reading religious works and tomes and being counseled by leaders of the church, she learns she must find the courage to trust in God in...
18) The jazz singer
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A Jewish cantor's son breaks with his family to become a popular music singer.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In Washington, D.C., during the Great Depression, Muriel and her family have no money to prepare the seder meal until a mysterious stranger performs a Passover miracle. Includes notes on the Passover holiday, the Great Depression, and the history of the D.C. Jewish community." --
