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Secrets at Camp Nokomis Secrets at Camp Nokomis Jacqueline Dembar Greene When Rebecca attends summer camp in the country because of the spreading polio epidemic in New York City, she is troubled by a bully in her tent and another fellow camper who is strangely secretive. OL14961714W
What happened to Heather Hopkowitz? What happened to Heather Hopkowitz? Charlotte Herman When the parents of fourteen-year-old Heather go on a month-long cruise, she goes to stay with Orthodox family friends and decides to change her life. OL15845874W
Baxter, the pig who wanted to be kosher Baxter, the pig who wanted to be kosher Laurel Snyder When Baxter the pig hears about the joys of Shabbat dinner he tries to become kosher so that he can participate. OL15881740W
My awesome/awful popularity plan My awesome/awful popularity plan Seth Rudetsky Chubby, Jewish, and gay high school sophomore Justin Goldblatt plans to become popular by the end of the year, but instead of dating the star quarterback he catches the eye of Becky, the quarterback'… OL16116892W
Sammy Spider's new friend Sammy Spider's new friend Sylvia A. Rouss As the Shapiros prepare to welcome a new family to their neighborhood, Sammy, a young spider who lives in the Shapiro's house, is blown by the wind into the neighbor's yard and entertains little Moti… OL16175887W
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, … OL16190785W
B.U.G. B.U.G. Jane Yolen Tired of being picked on at school for being a "furrin Immigrant" because he is Jewish, twelve-year-old Sammy Greenburg learns the legend of the golem from his bar mitzvah coach, but discovers that f… OL16671976W
Sasquatch in the paint Sasquatch in the paint Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and b… OL17826248W
Sean Rosen is not for sale Sean Rosen is not for sale Jeff Baron The adventures of Sean Rosen and his fictitious manager, Dan Welch, continue as Sean works on his screenplay, deals with seventh grade and track practice and a dog-walking job, records his podcasts, … OL17913146W
Good night, Maman Good night, Maman Norma Fox Mazer After spending years fleeing from the Nazis in war-torn Europe, twelve-year-old Karin Levi and her older brother Marc find a new home in a refugee camp in Oswego, New York. OL1841631W
Eli remembers Eli remembers Ruth Vander Zee,Marian Sneider Year after year, Eli watches the solemn lighting of seven candles at his family's celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. On such a happy occasion, his parents and grandparents always seem… OL18716096W
Beni's family treasury Beni's family treasury Jane Breskin Zalben A collection of episodes in the lives of Beni and his family shows them observing their Jewish traditions as they celebrate the holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, and Passover. OL1944771W
Audacity Audacity Melanie Crowder "A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York."-- OL20002534W
City of grit and gold City of grit and gold Maud Macrory Powell Addie, a twelve-year-old Jewish girl in 1886 Chicago, struggles to keep her family together at the time of the Haymarket affair, as laborers protest for better working conditions. OL20056798W
The matzah ball fairy The matzah ball fairy Carla Heymsfeld When Frieda Pinsky uses some magic powder to help make the matzah balls for her Passover seder light and fluffy, it works too well. OL3230740W
Chanukah lights Chanukah lights Michael J. Rosen A young boy counts the candles on the family menorah and the lights he sees in the world around him on each night of Hanukkah. Includes information on the history and significance of the celebration. OL469061W
Hannah's way Hannah's way Linda Glaser In rural South Dakota in 1938, Hannah, a young orthodox Jewish girl, deals with being the new girl in class. OL489110W
A brief chapter in my impossible life A brief chapter in my impossible life Dana Reinhardt Simone's starting her junior year in high school. Her mom's a lawyer for the ACLU, her dad's a political cartoonist, so she's grown up standing outside the organic food coop asking people to sign pet… OL5816326W
My life with the Lincolns My life with the Lincolns Gayle Brandeis In 1966 Illinois, twelve-year-old Wilhelmina, convinced that she, her parents, and sisters are Abraham Lincoln's family reincarnated, determines to keep them from suffering the same fates, which is c… OL5958986W
How to Ruin My Teenage Life How to Ruin My Teenage Life Simone Elkeles Living with her Israeli father in Chicago, seventeen-year-old Amy Nelson-Barak feels like a walking disaster, worried about her "non-boyfriend" in the Israeli army, her mother, new stepfather, and th… OL8420747W
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