Awards search:Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens

The Greatest Song of All: How Isaac Stern United the World to Save Carnegie Hall

by Megan Hoyt
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
music, violin
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
7043
Status
Available
Call number
E B STE

Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

by Susan Hood
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
poetry, ages 912, Holocaust, Ukraine, women, piano, music
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6971
Status
Available
Call number
J 786.2092 HOO

Aviva vs the Dybbuk

by Mari Lowe
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
anthology, supernatural, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6977
Status
Available
Call number
J F LOW

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

by Kevin Henkes
Paperback, 1996
Tags
teshuvah - repentance, animals, ages 6-8, ages 3-5
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Henkes' Mouse Books (7)
Barcode
6842
Status
Available
Call number
E HEN

Marven of the Great North Woods

by Kathryn Lasky
Paperback, 2002
Tags
ALA Notable Children's Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, multi-cultural, keeping kosher - kashrut — 5 more, work ethic, feeding the hungry, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, United States - Midwest, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6824
Status
Available
Call number
E LAS

When the World Was Ours

by Liz Kessler
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
National Jewish Book Award finalist, Holocaust, Vienna, Austria, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6781
Status
Available
Call number
T F KES

Boy from Buchenwald

by Robbie Waisman
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, Holocaust - concentration camps, Holocaust - survivors, France, teens - teenagers, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6792
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 WAI

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

by Peter Sís
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, achrayut - responsibility, ages 6-8, Prague
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6786
Status
Available
Call number
E 940.53 SIS

The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

by Eugene Yelchin
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Soviet Union, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6766
Status
Available
Call number
J 947.085 YEL

The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art

by Cynthia Levinson
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
art, artists, ages 6-8, seeking justice, Sydney Taylor Notable Book, National Jewish Book Award finalist
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
6733
Status
Available
Call number
E B SHA

The Suitcase

by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Paperback, 2020
Tags
welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, animals, ages 3-5
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6712
Status
Available
Call number
E NAY

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

by Kevin Henkes
Paperback, 2006
Tags
teshuvah - repentance, animals, ages 6-8, ages 3-5
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Henkes' Mouse Books (7)
Barcode
6711
Status
Available
Call number
E HEN

A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games

by Lori Alexander
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
sports, biography, ages 9-12, AR book - MG
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
6691
Status
Available
Call number
J B GUT

Emmy Noether: The Most Important Mathematician You've Never Heard Of

by Helaine Becker
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
women, math, ages 6-9
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
6604
Status
Available
Call number
E B NOE

The Passover Guest

by Susan Kusel
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Passover, Seder, Elijah (Prophet), Washington DC, ages 3-5, ages 6-8, Sydney Taylor Award
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6546
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E KUS

Dancing at the Pity Party

by Tyler Feder
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
graphic novel format, teen - young adult, illness, Sydney Taylor Award, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6557
Status
Available
Call number
T 362.17 FED

They Went Left

by Monica Hesse
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
AR book - UG, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - Germany, teen - young adult, Sydney Taylor Honor Book
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6457
Status
Available
Call number
T F HES

Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty

by Linda Glaser
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, tikkun olam - repairing the world, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Emma Lazarus, AR book - LG, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, social activism — 7 more, biography, poetry, United States - history, women, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, rachamim - compassion and mercy, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
6363
Status
Available
Call number
E B LAZ

Found

by Salina Yoon
Paperback, 2014
Tags
mitzvah - mitzvot, mensch - decent person, returning lost objects
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Bear and Floppy (1)
Barcode
6359
Status
Available
Call number
E YOO

Dave At Night

by Gail Carson Levine
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
ages 9-12, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, ALA Notable Children's Book, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - MG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, African-Americans, Americanization, artists, historical fiction — 4 more, New York, orphans, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6329
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust

by Albert Marrin
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
Holocaust, teen - young adult, Sydney Taylor Notable Book, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6264
Status
Available
Call number
T B KOR

Surviving Hitler

by Andrea Warren
Paperback, 2002
Tags
personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - concentration camps, courage - ometz lev, optimism, AR book - UG, Poland, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6080
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 WAR

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

by Jennifer Berne
Paperback, 2013
Tags
respecting differences, ages 6-8, taking initiative, AR book - LG, biography, science, physics, ages 3-5, wisdom - study - learning
Collections
Easy Biography (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6030
Status
Available
Call number
E B EIN

Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2000
Tags
High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, AR book - LG, forgiveness - selichot, watching one's speech, teshuvah - repentance, Baal Shem Tov, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, sin, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collections
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6014
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Holocaust - Germany, ages 9-12, AR book - MG
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6007
Status
Available
Call number
J 943.086 BAR

Marven of the Great North Woods

by Kathryn Lasky
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
ALA Notable Children's Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, multi-cultural, keeping kosher - kashrut — 5 more, work ethic, feeding the hungry, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, United States - Midwest, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5911
Status
Available
Call number
E LAS

Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story

by Lesléa Newman
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
immigration and emigration, ages 9-12, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5761
Status
Available
Call number
E NEW

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

by Jonathan Auxier
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, AR book - MG, ages 9-12, Golem, London, England, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5715
Status
Available
Call number
J F AUX

What the Night Sings

by Vesper Stamper
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Holocaust - refugees, music, teen - young adult, Germany, Holocaust - survivors
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
5596
Status
Available
Call number
T F STA

Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism

by Marc Aronson
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AR book - MG+, teen - young adult, photography, newspapers and media, Spain, biography
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
5603
Status
Available
Call number
T 770 ARO

The War I Finally Won

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
World War II, AR book - MG, England, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
The War That Saved My Life (2)
Barcode
5468
Status
Available
Call number
J F BRA

Refugee

by Alan Gratz
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AR book - MG, Holocaust - refugees, immigration and emigration, Cuba, Syria, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5474
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRA

The War that Saved My Life

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
World War II, AR book - MG, England
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
The War That Saved My Life (1)
Barcode
5400
Status
Available
Call number
J F BRA

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

by Philip C. Stead
Paperback, 2010
Tags
visiting the sick - bikur cholim, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, mitzvah - mitzvot, kindness to animals, PJ Library, ages 3-5, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5325
Status
Available
Call number
E STE

Marven of the Great North Woods

by Kathryn Lasky
Paperback, 2002
Tags
ALA Notable Children's Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, multi-cultural, keeping kosher - kashrut — 5 more, work ethic, feeding the hungry, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, United States - Midwest, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5274
Status
Available
Call number
E LAS

Hana's Suitcase (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))

by Karen Levine
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, ALA Notable Children's Book, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", Holocaust, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, perseverance, Czech Republic - Czechoslovakia, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), Federation Collection
Series
Holocaust Remembrance
Barcode
4948
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 LEV

A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day

by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
biography, Brooklyn, authors, African-Americans, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Sydney Taylor Honor Book
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4602
Status
Available
Call number
J B KEA

Girl in the Blue Coat

by Monica Hesse
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
Netherlands, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, mystery, prejudice, Amsterdam, teen - young adult, AR book - MG+
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4590
Status
Available
Call number
T F HES

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

by Adam Gidwitz
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
AR book - MG, Inquisition, supernatural, ages 9-12, Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award finalist, angels, Newbery Honor Book, France, Talmud
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4575
Status
Available
Call number
J F GID

My Grandfather's Coat

by Jim Aylesworth
Paperback, 2015
Tags
AR book - LG, recycling, immigration and emigration, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, cheerfulness, folklore - folktales - legends, grandparents
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4502
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 AYL

Anna and the Swallow Man

by Gavriel Savit
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
Betty's 100 Books, AR book - UG, Holocaust - Poland, teen - young adult, Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4512
Status
Available
Call number
T F SAV

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir

by Margarita Engle
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
biography, poetry, women, authors, Cuba, teen - young adult, AR book - MG
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4438
Status
Available
Call number
T B ENG

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

by Debbie Levy
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
books, anti-Semitism, prejudice, women, biography, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, judges and lawyers, Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
4435
Status
Available
Call number
E B GIN

Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year

by Eric Kimmel
Paperback, 2000
Tags
High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, AR book - LG, forgiveness - selichot, watching one's speech, teshuvah - repentance, Baal Shem Tov, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, sin, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4364
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps

by Andrea Warren
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - concentration camps, courage - ometz lev, optimism, AR book - UG, Poland, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4074
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.53 WAR

Code Name Verity

by Elizabeth Wein
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
AR book - UG, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, historical fiction, courage - ometz lev, Cybils Award Finalist, Betty's 100 Books, women, France, England, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Code Name Verity (1), Young Pilots (1)
Barcode
4513
Status
Available
Call number
T F WEI

The Freedom Summer Murders

by Don Mitchell
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
African-Americans, civil rights, AR book - UG, Cybils Award Finalist
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4118
Status
Available
Call number
976.2 MIT

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Movie Tie-in Edition)

by Jesse Andrews
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, humor, AR book - UG, Cybils Award, school, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, teen - young adult, Betty's 100 Books
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4557
Status
Available
Call number
T F AND

Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini

by Sid Fleischman
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
perseverance, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, biography, magic, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4097
Status
Available
Call number
J B HOU

War in the Middle East: A Reporter's Story: Black September and the Yom Kippur War

by Wilborn Hampton
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Israel, courage - ometz lev, AR book - MG, perseverance, Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel - Yom Kippur War, Middle East, Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestine, terrorism, Israel - military — 2 more, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4136
Status
Available
Call number
T 956.04 HAM
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