Tag search:historical fiction

The Coffee Trader: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

by David Liss
Paperback, 2004
Tags
URJ High School and Young Adult list, Netherlands, mystery, Betty's 100 Books, Amsterdam, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
4469
Status
Available
Call number
F LIS

The Fixer

by Bernard Malamud
Hardcover, 1966
Tags
URJ Library List, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, historical fiction, Ukraine, Kiev
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2141
Status
Available
Call number
F MAL

The King's Persons

by Joanne Greenberg
Paperback, 1985
Tags
URJ Library List, England, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2142
Status
Available
Call number
F GRE

The Books of Rachel

by Joel Gross
Hardcover, 1979
Tags
URJ Library List, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Series
The Books of Rachel (1)
Barcode
2138
Status
Available
Call number
F GRO

The Fixer

by Bernard Malamud
Hardcover, 1966
Tags
URJ Library List, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, historical fiction, Ukraine, Kiev
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2136
Status
Available
Call number
F MAL

The Source

by James A. Michener
Hardcover, 1965
Tags
URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, historical fiction, history
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2135
Status
Available
Call number
F MIC

Peony

by Pearl S. Buck
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, China, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2124
Status
Available
Call number
F BUC

Lotty's Lace Tablecloth (Jewish Heirloom Stories)

by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
heirlooms and keepsakes, family, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, historical fiction, Shabbat - Sabbath
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3277
Status
Available
Call number
E LEH

Shoes for Amelie

by Connie Colker Steiner
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, France, AR book - LG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, historical fiction, Holocaust - hidden children, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2009
Status
Available
Call number
J F STE

Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue

by Heidi Smith Hyde
Paperback, 2012
Tags
Hanukkah, whales, Massachusetts, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, taking initiative, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, anti-Semitism, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2045
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E HYD

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
2025
Status
Available
Call number
E GLA

Those Who Save Us

by Jenna Blum
Paperback, 2005
Tags
One Book One Congregation selection, Holocaust, Germany, women, World War II, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1819
Status
Available
Call number
F BLU

Those Who Save Us

by Jenna Blum
Paperback, 2005
Tags
One Book One Congregation selection, Holocaust, Germany, women, World War II, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1820
Status
Available
Call number
F BLU

Exodus: A Novel of Israel

by Leon Uris
Hardcover, 1958
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, Israel - history, historical fiction, Israel - immigration and emigration, Holocaust, Holocaust - refugees, Holocaust - survivors, Palestine
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1589
Status
Available
Call number
F URI

Exodus: A Novel of Israel

by Leon Uris
Hardcover, 1958
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, Israel - history, historical fiction, Israel - immigration and emigration, Holocaust, Holocaust - refugees, Holocaust - survivors, Palestine
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1590
Status
Available
Call number
F URI

The Secret Tunnel

by Joy Nelkin Wieder
Paperback, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Israel - ancient, David (King of Israel), Solomon (King of Israel), Hezekiah's Tunnel, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, feeding the hungry, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, perseverance, brothers — 4 more, family, historical fiction, Jerusalem, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1861
Status
Available
Call number
J F WIE

To Live And Fight Another Day

by Bracha Weisbarth
Paperback, 2007
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Holocaust, Ukraine, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, brothers, family, ghettos, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue — 2 more, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1955
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 WEI

Esther

by Sharon E. McKay
Paper Book, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, France, Canada, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, taking care of one's body, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, teen - young adult, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1847
Status
Available
Call number
T F MCK

The Silver Cup

by Constance Leeds
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Germany, prejudice, Crusades, AR book - MG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, aiding those in distress, loving one's neighbor, artists, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim — 1 more, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1894
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEE

Your Eyes in Stars

by M. E. Kerr
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - UG, choosing between right and wrong, anti-Semitism, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1877
Status
Available
Call number
T F KER

Dear Emma

by Johanna Hurwitz
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, immigration and emigration, Russia, New York, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, wisdom - study - learning, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 1 more, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Faraway Summer (2)
Barcode
1843
Status
Available
Call number
J F HUR

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

Walk the Dark Streets

by Edith Baer
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Holocaust, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, Holocaust - Kristallnacht, Germany, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Eva Bentheim novels (book 2)
Barcode
1859
Status
Available
Call number
T F BAE

Ice Cream Town

by Rona Arato
Paperback, 2006
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, New York, family, AR book - MG, avoiding temptation, choosing between right and wrong, perseverance, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1860
Status
Available
Call number
J F ARA

The Garden

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 1998
Tags
community - kehillah, Israel, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, Arab-Jewish relations, historical fiction, Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel - history, Israel - independence, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1621
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

Room In the Heart

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Holocaust, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mensch - decent person, URJ High School and Young Adult list, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, AR book - UG, social activism, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong — 13 more, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, anti-Semitism, family, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, interfaith relations, Denmark, parents, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1923
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Once

by Morris Gleitzman
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
teen - young adult, Nili's list, Holocaust, AR book - MG+, books and reading, Holocaust - Poland, World War II, historical fiction, orphans
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Once (1)
Barcode
1552
Status
Available
Call number
T F GLE

Journey to America

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 1987
Tags
Holocaust, National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, honoring parents, anti-Semitism — 7 more, historical fiction, Germany, mothers, sisters, World War II, Holocaust - refugees, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Platt family - Sonia Levitin (1)
Barcode
1544
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

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

Number the Stars

by Lois Lowry
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
Holocaust, ALA Notable Children's Book, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, Newbery Medal, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor — 9 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1539
Status
Available
Call number
J F LOW

Hannah's Journal: The Story of an Immigrant Girl

by Marissa Moss
Paperback, 2002
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
1513
Status
Available
Call number
J F MOS

Touch Wood: A Girlhood in Occupied France

by Renee Roth-Hano
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Holocaust, ALA Notable Book, France, World War II, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1452
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROT

Daniel's Story

by Carol Matas
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, teen - young adult, Holocaust, Silver Birch award, AR book - MG, historical fiction, Holocaust - concentration camps
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1796
Status
Available
Call number
T F MAT

Greater Than Angels

by Carol Matas
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, Holocaust, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, optimism, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue — 2 more, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1871
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

After the War

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, community - kehillah, Holocaust, Israel, Palestine, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors — 2 more, Israel - immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1886
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

Masada: The Last Fortress

by Gloria D. Miklowitz
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, teen - young adult, URJ Middle School list, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, Israel - ancient, Masada, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3276
Status
Available
Call number
T F MIK

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

The Boy Who Dared

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Nili's list, teen - young adult, Holocaust, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, tikkun olam - repairing the world, AR book - MG+, social activism, choosing between right and wrong, civil rights, historical fiction, achrayut - responsibility — 1 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1710
Status
Available
Call number
T F BAR

The Blood Lie: A Novel

by Shirley Reva Vernick
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Nili's list, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, prejudice, United States - history, AR book - MG+, choosing between right and wrong, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, interfaith relations, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1558
Status
Available
Call number
T F VER

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
1719
Status
Available
Call number
E FAG

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

Jeremiah's Promise: An Adventure in Modern Israel (Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure Series)

by Kenneth Roseman
Paperback, 2002
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, Israel, anti-Semitism, archaeology, Ashkenazim, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel - history, Israel - immigration and emigration, Israel - independence — 7 more, kibbutz - kibbutzim, Reform Judaism, Sephardim, women, Youth Aliyah, Zionism, Palestine
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure (7)
Barcode
1895
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROS

Dear Great American Writers School

by Sherry Bunin
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
teen - young adult, AR book - MG, keeping one's word, perseverance, historical fiction, United States - South, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1870
Status
Available
Call number
T F BUN

The Memory Coat

by Elvira Woodruff
Hardcover, 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
1891
Status
Available
Call number
E WOO

Theo

by Barbara Harrison
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, Greece, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, brothers, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, orphans, puppetry — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1924
Status
Available
Call number
J F HAR

Streets of Gold

by Rosemary Wells
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, United States, Soviet Union, Belarus
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1829
Status
Available
Call number
E WEL

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

Just Call Me Joe

by Frieda Wishinsky
Paperback, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, New York, honesty - emet, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, avoiding temptation, choosing between right and wrong, honoring parents, humiliation, brothers, family — 3 more, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1958
Status
Available
Call number
J F WIS

Swindletop

by Lois Ruby
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Texas, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, loving one's neighbor, African-Americans, Americanization, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration — 2 more, prejudice, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1846
Status
Available
Call number
J F RUB

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
1812
Status
Available
Call number
E LAS
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