Awards search:NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

Hana's Suitcase

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
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Holocaust Remembrance
Barcode
1746
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 LEV

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

Milkweed

by Jerry Spinelli
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
URJ High School and Young Adult list, Holocaust, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Golden Kite Award, National Jewish Book Award finalist, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, Holocaust - Warsaw Ghetto, Holocaust - Poland — 7 more, homeless, Poland, orphans, World War II, historical fiction, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3498
Status
Available
Call number
T F SPI

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

When the Soldiers Were Gone

by Vera Propp
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Holocaust, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family, historical fiction, Holocaust - hidden children, Netherlands, parents
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1541
Status
Available
Call number
J F PRO

Darkness over Denmark: The Danish resistance and the rescue of the Jews

by Ellen Levine
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, persecution
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3485
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.5318 LEV

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

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

The Three Questions

by Jon J. Muth
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, AR book - LG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1560
Status
Available
Call number
E MUT

Exodus

by Brian Wildsmith
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2, AR book - LG, Bible stories, Egypt, Moses (prophet), Exodus
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1564
Status
Available
Call number
J 222.12 WIL

The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark

by Carmen Agra Deedy
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Denmark, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust, mensch - decent person, AR book - LG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, respecting differences, tolerance — 5 more, historical fiction, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, folklore - folktales - legends, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1979
Status
Available
Call number
E DEE

When the Chickens Went on Strike (Picture Puffin Books)

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", teshuvah - repentance, kindness to animals, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, choosing between right and wrong, spirit - ruach, animals, Eastern Europe, Rosh Hashanah — 3 more, shtetl, humor, Russia
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1738
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E SIL

Immigrant Kids

by Russell Freedman
Paperback, 1980
Tags
immigration and emigration, AR book - MG, children
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3482
Status
Available
Call number
J 305.23 FRE

The Night Journey

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 1986
Tags
Association of Jewish Libraries Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Book, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Eastern Europe, Russia — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
955
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

The Night Journey

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 1986
Tags
Association of Jewish Libraries Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Book, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Eastern Europe, Russia — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
956
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

The Night Journey

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 2005
Tags
Association of Jewish Libraries Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Book, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Eastern Europe, Russia — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1106
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

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

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

by Eric Kimmel
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
teshuvah - repentance, Yom Kippur, ALA Notable Children's Book, BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - LG, forgiveness - selichot, watching one's speech, Baal Shem Tov, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends — 4 more, sin, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1882
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

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

by Eric Kimmel
Hardcover, 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
3733
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

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

Dreams in the Golden Country : The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 1998
Tags
historical fiction, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, New York, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Middle School list, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, optimism, Americanization, Eastern Europe — 3 more, United States, immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Dear America (20th Cen. Immigration: New York City, 1903), Dear America - Publication Order (9), Dear America Collections (Dear America: 20th Cen. Immigration, 1903), My Story (1903)
Barcode
698
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (Dear America)

by Kathryn Lasky
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
historical fiction, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, New York, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Middle School list, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, optimism, Americanization, Eastern Europe — 3 more, United States, immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Dear America (20th Cen. Immigration: New York City, 1903), Dear America - Publication Order (9), Dear America Collections (Dear America: 20th Cen. Immigration, 1903), My Story (1903)
Barcode
6336
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

Good Night Maman: A Novel

by Norma Mazer
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
URJ Middle School list, Holocaust, teen - young adult, AR book - UG, aiding those in distress, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, courage - ometz lev, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, honoring parents, historical fiction, Holocaust - refugees — 3 more, World War II - United States, Holocaust - survivors, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4247
Status
Available
Call number
T F MAZ

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Holocaust, teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mensch - decent person, AR book - UG — 12 more, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, feeding the hungry, honoring parents, wisdom - study - learning, books and reading, death, Germany, World War II, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1802
Status
Available
Call number
T F ZUS

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Holocaust, teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mensch - decent person, AR book - UG — 12 more, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, feeding the hungry, honoring parents, wisdom - study - learning, books and reading, death, Germany, World War II, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3422
Status
Available
Call number
T F ZUS

The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century

by Uri Shulevitz
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Award, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, history - medieval, travel, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1563
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHU

Creation

by Gerald McDermott
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, Torah portions - Bereshit, AR book - LG, Creation
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1922
Status
Available
Call number
E 222 MCD

Legend of Freedom Hill

by Linda Jacobs Altman
Paperback, 2003
Tags
acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AJL Notable Children's Book, ages 6-8, Storytelling World Honor Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, generosity, historical fiction, honoring parents — 11 more, multi-cultural, respecting differences, aiding those in distress, perseverance, African American - Jewish relations, African-Americans, United States - West, slavery, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1813
Status
Available
Call number
E ALT

Legend of Freedom Hill

by Linda Jacobs Altman
Paperback, 2003
Tags
acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AJL Notable Children's Book, ages 6-8, Storytelling World Honor Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, generosity, historical fiction, honoring parents — 11 more, multi-cultural, respecting differences, aiding those in distress, perseverance, African American - Jewish relations, African-Americans, United States - West, slavery, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3319
Status
Available
Call number
E ALT

My Bridges of Hope: Searching for Life and Love After Auschwitz

by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Holocaust - survivors, Slovakia, teens - teenagers, women, teen - young adult, AR book - UG
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6008
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.5318 BIT

My Bridges of Hope

by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Paperback, 2002
Tags
Holocaust - survivors, Slovakia, teens - teenagers, women, teen - young adult, AR book - UG
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6083
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.5318 BIT

The Jewish Americans : A History in their Own Words, 1650-1950

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1982
Tags
Jefferson Cup Award, United States - history
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1029
Status
Available
Call number
T 973.049 MEL

My Grandmother's Stories

by Adèle Geras
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, bringing peace between people, choosing between right and wrong, community - kehillah, folklore - folktales - legends, grandparents, Israel, short stories, Russia, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, peace - shalom
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6031
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GER

My Grandmother's Stories : A Collection of Jewish Folk Tales

by Adèle Geras
Paper Book, 1990
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, bringing peace between people, choosing between right and wrong, community - kehillah, folklore - folktales - legends, grandparents, Israel, short stories, Russia, peace - shalom
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
882
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GER

My Grandmother's Stories : A Collection of Jewish Folk Tales

by Adèle Geras
Paper Book, 1990
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, bringing peace between people, choosing between right and wrong, community - kehillah, folklore - folktales - legends, grandparents, Israel, short stories, Russia, peace - shalom
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
883
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GER

My Grandmother's Stories

by Adèle Geras
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, bringing peace between people, choosing between right and wrong, community - kehillah, folklore - folktales - legends, grandparents, Israel, short stories, Russia, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, peace - shalom
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6346
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GER

The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales from Around the World

by Nina Jaffe
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 5, tzedakah - charity, riddles, seeking justice, social activism, choosing between right and wrong, ethics, folklore - folktales - legends, short stories, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1672
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 JAF

Hidden Child

by Isaac Millman
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, Holocaust - hidden children, France, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, World War II
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1872
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 MIL

Rivka's First Thanksgiving

by Elsa Okon Rael
Paperback, 2001
Tags
AR book - LG, Thanksgiving, Sukkot, pogroms, immigration and emigration, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, historical fiction, honoring elders, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, taking initiative, wisdom - study - learning — 7 more, Americanization, family, New York, rabbis, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3664
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

Rivka's First Thanksgiving

by Elsa Okon Rael
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
AR book - LG, Thanksgiving, Sukkot, pogroms, immigration and emigration, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, historical fiction, honoring elders, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, taking initiative, wisdom - study - learning — 7 more, Americanization, family, New York, rabbis, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5770
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

The Butterfly

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - LG, aiding those in distress, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, France, pets, World War II
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5921
Status
Available
Call number
940

The Butterfly

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - LG, aiding those in distress, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, France, pets, World War II
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1545
Status
Available
Call number
E POL

Forging Freedom: A True Story of Heroism During the Holocaust

by Hudson Talbott
Paper Book, 2000
Tags
Holocaust, Netherlands, World War II, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - resistance and rescue
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
809
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.53 TAL

Forging Freedom: A True Story of Heroism During the Holocaust

by Hudson Talbott
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - MG, Netherlands, World War II, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - resistance and rescue
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
810
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.53 TAL

Forging Freedom: A True Story of Heroism During The Holocaust

by Hudson Talbott
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - MG, Netherlands, World War II, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - resistance and rescue
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), Federation Collection
Barcode
4983
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.53 TAL

Einstein: Visionary Scientist

by John B. Severance
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, AR book - MG, biography, science
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1827
Status
Available
Call number
J B EIN

The Cats in Krasinski Square

by Karen Hesse
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, feeding the hungry, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Warsaw Ghetto, Holocaust - Poland, Poland — 4 more, sisters, cats, ghettos, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2076
Status
Available
Call number
J F HES

Fireflies in the Dark: The Story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 9-12, Holocaust, mensch - decent person, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, art, artists, biography, Holocaust - concentration camps — 4 more, Czech Republic - Czechoslovakia, World War II, Terezin, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1766
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 RUB

A gift for Mama

by Esther Rudomin Hautzig
Paper Book, 1981
Tags
AR book - MG, mothers
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
688
Status
Available
Call number
J F HAU

The journey that saved Curious George : the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey

by Louise Borden
Paper Book, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 9-12, ALA Notable Children's Book, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, courage - ometz lev, animals, biography, France, World War II, Holocaust - refugees — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1501
Status
Available
Call number
J B REY
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