Tag search:historical fiction

The Prisoner and the Writer

by Heather Camlot
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
historical fiction, ages 6-9, ages 9-12, France
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
7034
Status
Available
Call number
J F CAM

Black Bird, Blue Road

by Sofiya Pasternack
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
historical fiction, Rosh Hashanah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6962
Status
Available
Call number
J F PAS

Shanghai Sukkah

by Heidi Smith Hyde
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, historical fiction, Holocaust - refugees, Shanghai
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6946
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E HYD

Ripped Away

by Shirley Vernick
Paperback, 2022
Tags
historical fiction, London, time travel, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6914
Status
Available
Call number
T F VER

My Name Is Hamburger

by Jacqueline Jules
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
historical fiction, bullies and bullying, ages 9-12, ages 6-9, written in verse, Jews - identity
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6898
Status
Available
Call number
J F JUL

The Market Wedding

by Cary Fagan
Paperback, 2000
Tags
ages 6-8, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", community - kehillah, PJ Library, AR book - LG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, achrayut - responsibility, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha — 4 more, humiliation, loving one's neighbor, Canada, weddings
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6859
Status
Available
Call number
E FAG

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

Rebel Daughter

by Lori Banov Kaufmann
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, historical fiction, teen - young adult, Jerusalem, Second Temple
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6793
Status
Available
Call number
T F KAU

The City Beautiful

by Aden Polydoros
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Chicago, supernatural, crime and criminals, teen - young adult, historical fiction, fantasy, LGBTQ
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6788
Status
Available
Call number
T F POL

How to Find What You're Not Looking For

by Veera Hiranandani
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, intermarriage, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6794
Status
Available
Call number
J F HIR

The Paris Photo

by Jane S Gabin
Paperback, 2018
Tags
France, Paris, World War II, historical fiction, family history - genealogy
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
6734
Status
Available
Call number
F GAB

Hannah's Way

by Linda Glaser
Paperback, 2012
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, moving, Minnesota, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, honesty - emet, honoring parents, Shabbat - Sabbath, perseverance — 2 more, United States - Midwest, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6713
Status
Available
Call number
E GLA

Hannah's War

by Jan Eliasberg
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
science, historical fiction, World War II
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
6569
Status
Available
Call number
F ELI

The Secret Shofar of Barcelona (High Holidays)

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Rosh Hashanah, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, historical fiction, prayer - tefillah, achrayut - responsibility, Spain, Marranos, shofar, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6531
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E GRE

Shanghai Sukkah (Sukkot & Simchat Torah)

by Heidi Smith Hyde
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, historical fiction, Holocaust - refugees, Shanghai
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6540
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E HYD

The Diary of Asser Levy: First Jewish Citizen of New York

by Daniela Weil
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, United States - history
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6403
Status
Available
Call number
J F WEI

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

The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2002
Tags
ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, United States - Civil War, prejudice, Jews, United States, United States - history, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim — 7 more, anti-Semitism, family, historical fiction, interfaith relations, United States - South, sisters, slavery
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6334
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

Hannah's Journal

by Marissa Moss
Paperback, 2000
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, immigration and emigration, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, historical fiction, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Young American Voices (3)
Barcode
6331
Status
Available
Call number
J F MOS

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 Bend in the Stars

by Rachel Barenbaum
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
World War I, historical fiction, Russia
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
6355
Status
Available
Call number
F BAR

Lotty's Lace Tablecloth (Jewish Heirloom Stories)

by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Paperback, 2007
Tags
heirlooms and keepsakes, family, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, historical fiction, Shabbat - Sabbath
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6319
Status
Available
Call number
E LEH

Molly's Pilgrim

by Barbara Cohen
Paperback, 1983
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, Sukkot, AR book - LG, historical fiction, honoring parents, immigration and emigration, respecting differences, mothers, school — 1 more, Thanksgiving
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Molly (1)
Barcode
6311
Status
Available
Call number
E COH

Scarlett and Sam: Escape from Egypt (Kar-Ben for Older Readers)

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Passover, courage - ometz lev, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, taking initiative, choosing between right and wrong, Bible stories, Egypt, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Scarlett and Sam (1)
Barcode
6297
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F KIM

Sarah's Key

by Tatiana de Rosnay
Paperback, 2008
Tags
France, Holocaust, Paris, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
6062
Status
Available
Call number
F ROS

Lotty's Lace Tablecloth (Jewish Heirloom Stories)

by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Paperback, 2007
Tags
heirlooms and keepsakes, family, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, historical fiction, Shabbat - Sabbath
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5984
Status
Available
Call number
E LEH

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

When I Left My Village

by Maxine Rose Schur
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Ethiopian Jews, AR book - MG, perseverance, courage - ometz lev, aiding those in distress, historical fiction, family, Israel - immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5883
Status
Available
Call number
J F SCH

Moon Path

by Steven Greenberg
Paperback, 2019
Tags
Israel, Soviet Union, Poland, Iran, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5764
Status
Available
Call number
F GRE

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

Molly's Pilgrim

by Barbara Cohen
Paperback, 1983
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, Sukkot, AR book - LG, historical fiction, honoring parents, immigration and emigration, respecting differences, mothers, school — 1 more, Thanksgiving
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Molly (1)
Barcode
5779
Status
Available
Call number
E COH

The Secret Shofar of Barcelona (High Holidays)

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Rosh Hashanah, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, historical fiction, prayer - tefillah, achrayut - responsibility, Spain, Marranos, shofar, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5788
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E GRE

Windy City Blues

by Renée Rosen
Paperback, 2017
Tags
music, Chicago, African-Americans, women, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5831
Status
Available
Call number
F ROS

Let Me Fly

by Sabra Waldfogel
Paperback, 2018
Tags
United States - Civil War, historical fiction, women
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5755
Status
Available
Call number
F WAL

Skeletons at the Feast

by Chris Bohjalian
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
World War II, Holocaust, Germany, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5750
Status
Available
Call number
F BOH

The Book of Splendor

by Frances Sherwood
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Prague, historical fiction, women, fantasy
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5744
Status
Available
Call number
F SHE

Molly's Pilgrim

by Barbara Cohen
Paperback, 1983
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, Sukkot, AR book - LG, historical fiction, honoring parents, immigration and emigration, respecting differences, mothers, school — 1 more, Thanksgiving
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Molly (1)
Barcode
5727
Status
Available
Call number
E COH

The Queen & The Spymaster: A Novel Based on the Story of Esther

by Sandra E. Rapoport
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Purim, Esther (Biblical Figure), historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5735
Status
Available
Call number
F RAP

The Last Watchman of Old Cairo: A Novel

by Michael David Lukas
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Egypt, Cairo, National Jewish Book Award, historical fiction, Islam
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5714
Status
Available
Call number
F LUK

Promised Land: A Novel of Israel

by Martin Fletcher
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Israel, historical fiction, brothers, National Jewish Book Award finalist
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5708
Status
Available
Call number
F FLE

The Sound of Freedom (Heroes Quartet)

by Kathy Kacer
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Holocaust - Poland, music, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, historical fiction
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
The Heroes Quartet (1)
Barcode
5690
Status
Available
Call number
T F KAC

Sea of Poppies: A Novel (The Ibis Trilogy) - Hebrew edition

by Amitav Ghosh
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Hebrew, India, historical fiction
Collection
Hebrew Collection
Series
The Ibis Trilogy (1)
Barcode
5660
Status
Available
Call number
HEB F GHO

Sister of Mine: A Novel

by Sabra Waldfogel
Paperback, 2016
Tags
United States - Civil War, historical fiction, African-Americans, women, sisters
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5616
Status
Available
Call number
F WAL

All-of-a-Kind Family

by Sydney Taylor
Paperback, 1984
Tags
Charles W. Follett Award, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 3 more, honoring parents, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (1), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (1)
Barcode
5551
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

Private Joel and the Sewell Mountain Seder

by Bryna J. Fireside
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
from Bibliography Bank, Passover, United States - Civil War, United States, AR book - LG, cooperation, historical fiction, multi-cultural, taking initiative, loving one's neighbor, tolerance — 2 more, Seder, mountains
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5552
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F FIR

We Were the Lucky Ones

by Georgia Hunter
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - Poland
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5526
Status
Available
Call number
F HUN

Barren Island

by Carol Zoref
Paperback, 2017
Tags
immigration and emigration, New York, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5517
Status
Available
Call number
F ZOR

Hidden In Plain Sight

by Karen Batshaw
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Greece, Holocaust, historical fiction, Christianity
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5495
Status
Available
Call number
F BAT

The Weight of Ink

by Rachel Kadish
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, London, England, historical fiction, women, scribes
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5472
Status
Available
Call number
F KAD

The Dovekeepers: A Novel (CBS Limited Event Series)

by Alice Hoffman
Paperback, 2015
Tags
historical fiction, history - ancient, Masada, women
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5454
Status
Available
Call number
F HOF
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