Subject search:Jews AND United States AND Fiction

How I Saved Hanukkah

by Amy Goldman Koss
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
ages 9-12, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, respecting differences, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Hanukkah, interfaith relations, school
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1642
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F KOS

Penny And The Four Questions (Read With Me Paperbacks)

by Nancy E. Krulik
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, Passover, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Read with Me [Cartwheel Books]
Barcode
5631
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E KRU

Penny And The Four Questions

by Nancy E. Krulik
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, Passover, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Read with Me [Cartwheel Books]
Barcode
1718
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E KRU

Don't Forget

by Patricia Lakin
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
Holocaust, Holocaust - survivors, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
192
Status
Available
Call number
E RAN

Hillel Builds a House

by Shoshana Lepon
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
holidays, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shavuot
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6411
Status
Available
Call number
E LEP

Hillel Builds a House

by Shoshana Lepon
Paperback, 1993
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, Sukkot
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1318
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E LEP

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

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

Soon, Annala

by Riki Levinson
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
immigration and emigration
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
61
Status
Available
Call number
E LEV

Annie's Promise

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 1996
Tags
teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, kindness to animals, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, gossip or bad speech, humiliation, loving one's neighbor, tolerance, animals — 10 more, anti-Semitism, family, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, mothers, prejudice, sisters, World War II, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Journey to America Saga (book 3), Platt family - Sonia Levitin (3)
Barcode
1925
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Strange Relations

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Nili's list, teen - young adult, mitzvah - mitzvot, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG+, caring for the dead, choosing between right and wrong, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, mikvah, Shabbat - Sabbath, family — 2 more, Hasidim - Hasidism, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1665
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Silver Days

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Holocaust, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism — 6 more, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, United States - West, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Platt family - Sonia Levitin (2)
Barcode
1761
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Confessions of a Closet Catholic

by Sarah Darer Littman
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - MG, honoring elders, family, God, Judaism, prayer - tefillah, sin — 4 more, spirituality, Catholicism, New York, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1817
Status
Available
Call number
T F LIT

Sophie and the Shofar: A New Year's Story

by Fran Manushkin
Paperback, 2001
Tags
teshuvah - repentance, family, Rosh Hashanah, shofar
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3540
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E MAN

Sophie and the Shofar: A New Year's Story

by Fran Manushkin
Paperback, 2001
Tags
teshuvah - repentance, family, Rosh Hashanah, shofar
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3576
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E MAN

Sophie and the Shofar : A New Year's Story

by Fran Manushkin
Paper Book, 2001
Tags
teshuvah - repentance, family, Rosh Hashanah, shofar
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1182
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E MAN

Rosie in Chicago: Play Ball!

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, perseverance, athletes, baseball, brothers, family, historical fiction, sports, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Aladdin Historical Fiction
Barcode
2061
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

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

Gideon's People

by Carolyn Meyer
Paperback, 1996
Tags
teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, bringing peace between people, family, farms and farming, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim — 3 more, historical fiction, interfaith relations, peace - shalom
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1724
Status
Available
Call number
T F MEY

Drummers of Jericho

by Carolyn Meyer
Paperback, 1995
Tags
teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 5, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, prejudice
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1410
Status
Available
Call number
T F MEY

Across the Alley

by Richard Michelson
Paperback, 2006
Tags
AJL Notable Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, prejudice, race relations, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, historical fiction, multi-cultural, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, African American - Jewish relations, baseball — 7 more, music, African-Americans, violin, Holocaust - survivors, ages 3-5, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5281
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

Across the Alley

by Richard Michelson
Paperback, 2006
Tags
AJL Notable Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, prejudice, race relations, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, historical fiction, multi-cultural, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, African American - Jewish relations, baseball — 7 more, music, African-Americans, violin, Holocaust - survivors, ages 3-5, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5134
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

Too Young for Yiddish

by Richard Michelson
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
AR book - LG, Yiddish language, honoring elders, wisdom - study - learning, books and reading, grandparents
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3852
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

Across the Alley

by Richard Michelson
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
AJL Notable Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, prejudice, race relations, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, historical fiction, multi-cultural, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, African American - Jewish relations, baseball — 7 more, music, African-Americans, violin, Holocaust - survivors, ages 3-5, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3977
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

The Enemy Has a Face

by Gloria D. Miklowitz
Paperback, 2003
Tags
URJ Middle School list, teen - young adult, Israel, Palestine, AR book - UG, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Arab-Jewish relations, brothers, crime and criminals, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim — 4 more, Arab-Israeli conflict, mystery, Palestinians, school
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3268
Status
Available
Call number
T F MIK

The King of Mulberry Street

by Donna Jo Napoli
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 7, ALA Notable Children's Book, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, courage - ometz lev, keeping kosher - kashrut, perseverance, Americanization — 8 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Italy, New York, orphans, inner strength - gevurah, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1556
Status
Available
Call number
T F NAP

Berries Goodman

by Emily Cheney Neville
Paper Book, 1965
Tags
AR book - MG, prejudice
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1161
Status
Available
Call number
T F NEV

Shlemiel Crooks

by Anna Olswanger
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Passover, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, PJ Library, AR book - LG, community - kehillah, animals, crime and criminals, Elijah (Prophet), humor, United States - Midwest, Yiddish culture — 2 more, St. Louis, Missouri
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5809
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F OLS

Shlemiel Crooks

by Anna Olswanger
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Passover, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, PJ Library, AR book - LG, community - kehillah, animals, crime and criminals, Elijah (Prophet), humor, United States - Midwest, Yiddish culture — 2 more, St. Louis, Missouri
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2092
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F OLS

Someone for Mr. Sussman

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
grandparents, keeping kosher - kashrut, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, honesty - emet, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, perseverance, dating, ages 3-5, Yiddish language, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1192
Status
Available
Call number
E POL

Matzah Ball (Passover)

by Mindy A. Portnoy
Paperback, 1994
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, baseball, Passover, sports
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
503
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E POR

Matzah Ball: A Passover Story

by Mindy Avra Portnoy
Paperback, 1994
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, baseball, Passover, sports
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5627
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E POR

Davita's Harp

by Chaim Potok
Hardcover, 1985
Tags
URJ Library List, family
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2134
Status
Available
Call number
F POT

Good If It Goes

by Gary Provost
Paper Book, 1984
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, grandparents, basketball
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
966
Status
Available
Call number
J F PRO

Toby Belfer Never Had a Christmas Tree (Toby Belfer Series)

by Gloria Pushker
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Hanukkah, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, United States - South
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
179
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E PUS

Toby Belfer never had a Christmas tree

by Gloria Teles Pushker
Paper Book, 1991
Tags
Hanukkah, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, United States - South
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
387
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E PUS

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

When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street

by Elsa Okon Rael
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Simchat Torah, Sydney Taylor Award, CHAI Lit List Level 4, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG — 6 more, reverence and awe - yirah, honoring elders, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, family, New York
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3716
Status
Available
Call number
H SM E RAE

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

When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street

by Elsa Okon Rael
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Simchat Torah, Sydney Taylor Award, CHAI Lit List Level 4, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG — 6 more, reverence and awe - yirah, honoring elders, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, family, New York
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3203
Status
Available
Call number
H SM E RAE

When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street

by Elsa Okon Rael
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Simchat Torah, Sydney Taylor Award, CHAI Lit List Level 4, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG — 6 more, reverence and awe - yirah, honoring elders, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, family, New York
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
103
Status
Available
Call number
H SM E RAE

Dinosaur on Shabbat

by Diane Levin Rauchwerger
Paper Book, 2006
Tags
Tot Shabbat list, Shabbat - Sabbath
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1250
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E RAU

Bundle of Trouble : A Rebecca Mystery

by Kathryn Reiss
Paper Book, 2011
Tags
AR book - MG, mystery, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girl Mysteries (Rebecca), American Girls (Rebecca Mystery 2), American Girls: Rebecca (Mystery 2)
Barcode
1242
Status
Available
Call number
J F REI

A Treasury of American Jewish Stories

by Harold U. Ribalow Editor
Hardcover, 1962
Tags
short stories
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2706
Status
Available
Call number
810.8 RIB

The very best Hanukkah gift

by Joanne Rocklin
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - LG, animals, brothers, family, Hanukkah, sisters, dogs
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
591
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F ROC

The Swastika on the Synagogue Door

by J. Leonard Romm
Paper Book, 1984
Tags
mystery, synagogues, prejudice
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1024
Status
Available
Call number
T F ROM

The Other Side of the Hudson: A Jewish Immigrant Adventure (The Do It Yourself Jewish Adventure)

by Kenneth Roseman
Paperback, 1993
Tags
ages 9-12, immigration and emigration
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure (5)
Barcode
1876
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROS

Chanukah Lights Everywhere

by Michael J. Rosen
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Hanukkah, ages 3-5
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6499
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E ROS

Never Mind The Goldbergs

by Matthue Roth
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Nili's list, AR book - UG, avoiding temptation, keeping kosher - kashrut, actors - actresses, Orthodox Judaism, parents, television
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1655
Status
Available
Call number
T F ROT

The Plot Against America: A Novel

by Philip Roth
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
URJ Significant Jewish Books, James Fenimore Cooper Prize, New York Times Best Book of the Year, AR book - UG, family
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2797
Status
Available
Call number
F ROT
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