Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Aleutian sparrow Aleutian sparrow Karen Hesse,Evon Zerbetz An Aleutian Islander recounts her suffering during World War II in American internment camps designed to "protect" the population from the invading Japanese. OL1847151W
The cats in Krasinski Square The cats in Krasinski Square Karen Hesse Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall. OL1847152W
Come on, rain Come on, rain Karen Hesse,Karen Hesse,Jon J. Muth A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat. OL1847153W
Lavender Lavender Karen Hesse,Andrew Glass When Codie's favorite aunt is having a baby, Codie has lots of worries: Will the baby and her aunt be all right, will Codie's baby quilt be done on time, and will her aunt still have time for her? OL1847154W
The stone lamp The stone lamp Karen Hesse A collection of eight poems, each taking place on a different night of Hanukkah and following the history of Jews from twelfth-century England to twentieth-century Israel. OL1847156W
Stowaway Stowaway Karen Hesse A fictionalized journal relates the experiences of a young stowaway from 1768 to 1771 aboard the Endeavor which sailed around the world under Captain James Cook. OL1847165W
Witness Witness Karen Hesse A series of poems express the views of various people in a small Vermont town, including a young black girl and a young Jewish girl, during the early 1920s when the Ku Klux Klan is trying to infiltra… OL1847167W
Night job Night job Karen Hesse When the sun sets, Dad s job as a school custodian is just beginning. What is it like to work on a Friday night while the rest of the city is asleep? There s the smell of lilacs in the night air, the… OL19752102W
My thumb My thumb Karen Hesse I love my thumb, I truly do, it tastes of pears and carrot stew. It's like a hug, an "I love you." My mom hoped in a year or two there'd be some things that I outgrew, and some I have, but never you. OL20033042W
Letters from Rifka Letters from Rifka Karen Hesse In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to Ameri… OL28955963W