Awards search:Virginia Readers' Choice

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

by Mitch Albom
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, teen - young adult, ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound, New York Times Bestseller, AR book - UG, teachers, death
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
1457
Status
Available
Call number
378.1 ALB

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

Dave at Night

by Gail Carson Levine
Paperback, 2001
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
1728
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

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

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

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

Two Suns in the Sky

by Miriam Bat-Ami
Paperback, 2001
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, dating, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, AR book - UG, honoring parents, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, historical fiction, Holocaust - refugees, interdating, Jewish-Christian relations, World War II - United States — 1 more, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1801
Status
Available
Call number
T F BAT

Light Years

by Tammar Stein
Paperback, 2008
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, teen - young adult, Israel, Israel - military, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, AR book - UG, taking care of one's body, dating, death, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim — 2 more, Arab-Israeli conflict, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1691
Status
Available
Call number
T F STE

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

Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story

by Ken Mochizuki
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
ALA Notable Children's Book, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 9-12, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Holocaust, mensch - decent person, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, biography — 6 more, fathers, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Poland, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1759
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 MOC

How Groundhog's garden grew

by Lynne Cherry
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
AR book - LG, squirrels, gardens and plants
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
130
Status
Available
Call number
E CHE

Hitler's Canary

by Sandi Toksvig
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
aiding those in distress, Holocaust, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, theatre - theater, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3936
Status
Available
Call number
J F TOK

Speed of Light

by Sybil Rosen
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, AR book - MG, social activism, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism — 7 more, civil rights, United States - South, prejudice, ages 9-12, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1753
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROS

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning

by Jack Canfield
Paperback, 1997
Tags
teen - young adult, teens - teenagers
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1463
Status
Available
Call number
T 158.128 CAN

Uprising

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
courage - ometz lev, Triangle Factory Fire, AR book - MG, seeking justice, historical fiction, New York, labor unions, women, factories, immigration and emigration, ages 9-12 — 3 more, teen - young adult, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4109
Status
Available
Call number
J F HAD

Annexed

by Sharon Dogar
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
AR book - UG, Holocaust - concentration camps, Anne Frank, Netherlands, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4170
Status
Available
Call number
T F DOG

Oh No, George!

by Chris Haughton
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
kavanah - devotion, ages 3-6, animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
7065
Status
Available
Call number
E HAU

Prisoner B-3087

by Alan Gratz
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Holocaust, Cybils Award Finalist, AR book - MG+, Holocaust - concentration camps, Holocaust - survivors, Poland, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4121
Status
Available
Call number
T F GRU

Twerp

by Mark Goldblatt
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
school, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, New York, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, AR book - MG, bullies and bullying, inner strength - gevurah, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Twerp (1)
Barcode
4424
Status
Available
Call number
J F GOL

The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List

by Leon Leyson
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Holocaust, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, Holocaust - hidden children, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Cybils Award Finalist
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3514
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEY

Under the egg

by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
Paper Book, 2014
Tags
Jewish Book Council bookmark list, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, mystery, art, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3697
Status
Available
Call number
J F FIT

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
3808
Status
Available
Call number
E YOO

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

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

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

by Irin Carmon
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Betty's 100 Books, biography, seeking justice, judges and lawyers, women, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
4500
Status
Available
Call number
B GIN

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

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

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 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

The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero

by Amalia Hoffman
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
AR book - LG, biography, World War II, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, cycling, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Italy
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
6225
Status
Available
Call number
E B BAR

The Blackbird Girls

by Anne Blankman
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
ages 9-12, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Soviet Union, Sydney Taylor Honor Book
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6350
Status
Available
Call number
J F BLA

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 Magical Imperfect

by Chris Baron
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
written in verse, ages 9-12, multi-cultural, rachamim - compassion and mercy, Sydney Taylor Notable Book
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6759
Status
Available
Call number
J F BAR
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