Tag search:historical fiction

The Memory Coat

by Elvira Woodruff
Paperback, 1999
Tags
ages 9-12, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, immigration and emigration, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, aiding those in distress, honoring parents, family, historical fiction, Ellis Island — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5424
Status
Available
Call number
E WOO

The Patriots: A Novel

by Sana Krasikov
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
historical fiction, Soviet Union, immigration and emigration, United States
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5402
Status
Available
Call number
F KRA

City of Grit and Gold

by Maud Macrory Powell
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Chicago, labor unions, ages 9-12, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5407
Status
Available
Call number
J F POW

The Jump Artist

by Austin Ratner
Paperback, 2009
Tags
historical fiction, Holocaust, photography
Collections
Adult Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
5342
Status
Available
Call number
F RAT

Until the Messiah Comes: A Russian-Jewish Adventure (Roseman, Kenneth. Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure Series.)

by Kenneth D. Roseman
Paperback, 1999
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 5, assimilation, communism, historical fiction, Eastern Europe, Orthodox Judaism, Messiah
Collections
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5), Federation Collection
Series
Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure (6)
Barcode
5322
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROS

Hanukkah at Valley Forge

by Stephen Krensky
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, Hanukkah, United States, Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5290
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E KRE

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

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

And After the Fire: A Novel

by Lauren Belfer
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
Holocaust, music, composers, historical fiction, Berlin, Germany, anti-Semitism
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5224
Status
Available
Call number
F BEL

Daniel's Story

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, teen - young adult, Holocaust, Silver Birch award, AR book - MG, historical fiction, Holocaust - concentration camps
Collections
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12), Federation Collection
Barcode
5206
Status
Available
Call number
T F MAT

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

Viva, Rose!

by Susan Krawitz
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
United States - West, historical fiction, ages 9-12, prejudice, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, National Jewish Book Award finalist
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5143
Status
Available
Call number
J F KRA

The Outcast: A historical novel about a Jewish community in Poland in the time of the Maharsha

by Yaakov Patroff Editor
Paperback, 1991
Tags
Poland, historical fiction, teen - young adult
Collections
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12), Federation Collection
Barcode
4947
Status
Available
Call number
T F PAT

Molly's Pilgrim

by Barbara Cohen Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
ages 6-8, Sukkot, AR book - LG, historical fiction, honoring parents, immigration and emigration, respecting differences, mothers, school, Thanksgiving
Collections
DVDs, Federation Collection
Series
Molly (1)
Barcode
4685
Status
Available
Call number
DVD J COH

Another Me

by Eva Wiseman
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
history - medieval, historical fiction, National Jewish Book Award finalist, teen - young adult, France, prejudice
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4601
Status
Available
Call number
T F WIS

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
4580
Status
Available
Call number
E GLA

Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke

by Anne Blankman
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
AR book - UG, teen - young adult, Betty's 100 Books, Holocaust - Germany, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Series
Prisoner of Night and Fog (2)
Barcode
4573
Status
Available
Call number
F BLA

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
4516
Status
Available
Call number
E GLA

Anna & Solomon

by Elaine Snyder
Paperback, 2014
Tags
immigration and emigration, AR book - LG, historical fiction, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, Belarus, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4366
Status
Available
Call number
E SNY

Strawberry Hill

by Mary Ann Hoberman
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
ages 9-12, AR book - MG, Connecticut, school, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, United States - Depression
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4358
Status
Available
Call number
J F HOB

A Mystery for Mindel

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Prague, mystery, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4078
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Really, Truly Esther

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sephardim, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4076
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Liba's Letters

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
historical fiction, South Africa
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4077
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Liba's Palace

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
historical fiction, South Africa, Lithuania, immigration and emigration
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4075
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Penina's Doll Factory

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
London, England, historical fiction, Sephardim, mitzvah - mitzvot
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4083
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Tova Bloom's Great Idea

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
United States, Revolutionary War, Philadelphia, historical fiction, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4082
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Esther's Best Surprise Ever

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sephardim, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4080
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Tova Bloom To the Rescue

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
historical fiction, United States, Revolutionary War, New York, Philadelphia, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4084
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Mindel's Treasure

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Prague, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4081
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Esther and the Chocolate Tree

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sephardim, historical fiction, South America
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4079
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Penina's Lost and Found

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
New York, historical fiction, returning lost objects
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4088
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Penina's Plan

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
aiding those in distress, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, feeding the hungry, modesty, family, historical fiction, England, Sephardim, sisters, London — 1 more, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4086
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Penina's Adventure at Sea

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
historical fiction, immigration and emigration, sisters, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4087
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Tova Bloom Solves the Riddle

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
historical fiction, New York, United States, Revolutionary War, riddles
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4085
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

A Place For Mindel

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Prague, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4089
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Liba and the Feather Thief

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
South Africa, historical fiction, mystery, crime and criminals
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4090
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Rivington Street

by Meredith Tax
Hardcover, 1982
Tags
historical fiction, New York, Triangle Factory Fire, labor unions, women
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3966
Status
Available
Call number
F TAX

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

Yossel April 19, 1943

by Joe Kubert
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Holocaust - Warsaw Ghetto, historical fiction, courage - ometz lev, AR book - UG, graphic novel, ghettos, Holocaust - Poland, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4215
Status
Available
Call number
T F KUB

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
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4307
Status
Available
Call number
J F SCH

The Locket: Surviving the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (Historical Fiction Adventures)

by Suzanne Lieurance
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
ages 9-12, AR book - MG, seeking justice, Triangle Factory Fire, spirit - ruach, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, labor unions, sisters, factories — 1 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Historical Fiction Adventures
Barcode
4156
Status
Available
Call number
J F LIE

Escaping to America: A True Story

by Rosalyn Schanzer
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
perseverance, AR book - LG, immigration and emigration, family, fathers, historical fiction, Poland, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4212
Status
Available
Call number
J 943.84 SCH

The Jewel and the Journey

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, community - kehillah, Russia, Israel, wisdom - study - learning, perseverance, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, mystery, riddles, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4093
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

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

Guardian Angel House (Holocaust Remembrance Series)

by Kathy Clark
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Holocaust, courage - ometz lev, AR book - MG, loving one's neighbor, historical fiction, Holocaust - hidden children, sisters, World War II, Hungary, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Holocaust Remembrance
Barcode
4060
Status
Available
Call number
J F CLA

The Crystal Ball: A Rebecca Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) (American Girl Beforever Mysteries)

by Jacqueline Greene
Paperback, 2012
Tags
AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, respecting differences, historical fiction, New York, magic, mystery, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girl Mysteries (Rebecca), American Girls (Rebecca Mystery 3), American Girls: Rebecca (Mystery 3)
Barcode
4295
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

The Baby Experiment

by Anne Dublin
Paperback, 2012
Tags
choosing between right and wrong, historical fiction, courage - ometz lev, mensch - decent person, rachamim - compassion and mercy, anti-Semitism, Germany, orphans, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4127
Status
Available
Call number
T F DUB

Rivka's Way

by Teri Kanefield
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
derekh eretz - doing the right thing, ages 9-12, aiding those in distress, Prague, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, honoring parents, keeping one's word, ghettos, historical fiction — 4 more, Jewish-Christian relations, Czech Republic - Czechoslovakia, marriage, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4174
Status
Available
Call number
J F KAN

The Streets Are Paved With Gold

by Fran Weissenberg
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
derekh eretz - doing the right thing, immigration and emigration, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, honoring parents, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, wisdom - study - learning, keeping kosher - kashrut, tolerance, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, Americanization, brothers — 9 more, family, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, intermarriage, New York, mothers, parents, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4235
Status
Available
Call number
T F WEI

A Shout in the Sunshine

by Mara W. Cohen Ioannides
Paperback, 2007
Tags
aiding those in distress, Sephardim, Greece, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, bringing peace between people, community - kehillah, forgiveness - selichot, gossip or bad speech, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, tolerance, historical fiction — 9 more, immigration and emigration, prejudice, Marranos, merchants, ages 9-12, weddings, life cycle events, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words, peace - shalom
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4218
Status
Available
Call number
J F IOA
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