Tag search:historical fiction

Look to the Hills

by Hazel Krantz
Paperback, 1995
Tags
Colorado, historical fiction
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1419
Status
Available
Call number
T F KRA

Quake!: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906

by Gail Langer Karwoski
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
ages 9-12, earthquakes, immigration and emigration, California, San Francisco, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, feeding the hungry, generosity, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, perseverance — 5 more, family, historical fiction, United States - West, prejudice, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1950
Status
Available
Call number
J F KAR

Rosie in Los Angeles: Action!

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2004
Tags
ages 9-12, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, kindness to animals, movies, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, AR book - MG, actors - actresses, animals, family — 5 more, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, United States - West
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1967
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

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

Rosie in New York City: Gotcha!

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, tikkun olam - repairing the world, New York, factories, labor unions, AR book - MG, social activism, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, seeking justice, historical fiction — 3 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1965
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

Mimmy and Sophie All Around the Town

by Miriam Cohen
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
ages 6-8, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family, AR book - LG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, New York, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1735
Status
Available
Call number
J F COH

Mimmy & Sophie

by Miriam Cohen
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
ages 6-8, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Brooklyn, short stories, AR book - LG, family, historical fiction, New York, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1920
Status
Available
Call number
J F COH

Daughter of Venice

by Donna Jo Napoli
Paperback, 2003
Tags
teen - young adult, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, women, humiliation, wisdom - study - learning, ghettos, historical fiction, Jewish-Christian relations, Italy
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1845
Status
Available
Call number
T F NAP

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

Blood Secret

by Kathryn Lasky
Paperback, 2006
Tags
teen - young adult, intergenerational relations, Spain, Inquisition, time travel, AR book - MG+, keeping kosher - kashrut, Shabbat - Sabbath, anti-Semitism, assimilation, fantasy — 3 more, historical fiction, United States - West, Marranos
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1903
Status
Available
Call number
T F LAS

Nothing Here But Stones: A Jewish Pioneer Story

by Nancy Oswald
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, kindness to animals, Colorado, frontier and pioneer life, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, perseverance, animals — 5 more, farms and farming, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, United States - West, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1929
Status
Available
Call number
J F OSW

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
1864
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

The Notorious Izzy Fink

by Don Brown
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
ages 9-12, gangs, New York, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, crime and criminals, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1850
Status
Available
Call number
J F BRO

Faraway Summer

by Johanna Hurwitz
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, keeping kosher - kashrut, respecting differences, tolerance, farms and farming, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 6 more, immigration and emigration, Jewish-Christian relations, United States - East, family, Vermont, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Faraway Summer (1)
Barcode
1905
Status
Available
Call number
J F HUR

Legend of Freedom Hill

by Linda Jacobs Altman
Paperback, 2003
Tags
acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AJL Notable Children's Book, ages 6-8, Storytelling World Honor Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, generosity, historical fiction, honoring parents — 11 more, multi-cultural, respecting differences, aiding those in distress, perseverance, African American - Jewish relations, African-Americans, United States - West, slavery, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1813
Status
Available
Call number
E ALT

Out of Many Waters

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, community - kehillah, Inquisition, United States - history, AR book - MG, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Spain, sisters
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Ben Lazar Sisters (book 1)
Barcode
1793
Status
Available
Call number
T F GRE

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

The Treasure in the Tiny Blue Tin

by Dede Ducharme
Paperback, 1998
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, immigration and emigration, Texas, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, perseverance, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1803
Status
Available
Call number
J F DUC

A Picture of Grandmother

by Esther Hautzig
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, intergenerational relations, grandparents, Poland, AR book - MG, family, historical fiction, Eastern Europe, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1723
Status
Available
Call number
J F HAU

My Guardian Angel

by Sylvie Weil
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", Crusades, France, Rashi, history - medieval, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong — 10 more, rachamim - compassion and mercy, feeding the hungry, women, wisdom - study - learning, angels, family, historical fiction, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations, rabbis
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1404
Status
Available
Call number
J F WEI

The Night of the Burning: Devorah's Story

by Linda Press Wulf
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, Poland, South Africa, immigration and emigration, AR book - MG, honoring parents, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, anti-Semitism, historical fiction — 3 more, Eastern Europe, orphans, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1789
Status
Available
Call number
J F WUL

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
1551
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E KRE

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
1384
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F FIR

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 Apprentice's Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain

by Melanie Little
Paperback, 2009
Tags
teen - young adult, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, poetry, written in verse, Spain, Inquisition, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, tolerance, Islam — 3 more, historical fiction, inner strength - gevurah, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1880
Status
Available
Call number
T F LIT

Lost

by Jacqueline Davies
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - UG, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, mystery
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1505
Status
Available
Call number
T F DAV

The Disappearing Dowry (The Ezra Melamed Mysteries)

by Libi Astaire
Ebook, 2011
Tags
from AJL Bibliography, Sydney Taylor Award, teen - young adult, mitzvah - mitzvot, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, historical fiction, mystery
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Ezra Melamed Mysteries (1)
Barcode
1730
Status
Available
Call number
T F AST

Broken Song

by Kathryn Lasky
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, teen - young adult, tikkun olam - repairing the world, forgiveness - selichot, Russia, violin, AR book - MG, social activism, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, Eastern Europe — 7 more, family, historical fiction, music, achrayut - responsibility, shtetl, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1784
Status
Available
Call number
T F LAS

The Hebrew Kid and the Apache Maiden

by Robert Avrech
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, ages 9-12, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family, fathers, aiding those in distress, faith in God, keeping one's word, loving one's neighbor — 6 more, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations, United States - West, Native Americans
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1756
Status
Available
Call number
J F AVR

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

The Yankee at the seder

by Elka Weber
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Passover, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, historical fiction, Seder, United States - Civil War
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1807
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E WEB

Brooklyn Bridge

by Karen Hesse
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Nili's list, teen - young adult, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, historical fiction, homeless, New York, Brooklyn
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1692
Status
Available
Call number
T F HES

A Treasury of Jewish Stories

by Adele Geras
Paperback, 1996
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2 (one story), mensch - decent person, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, feeding the hungry, respecting differences, taking care of one's body, folklore - folktales - legends, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, pets — 3 more, race relations, short stories, World War II
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Kingfisher Treasury of Stories
Barcode
1329
Status
Available
Call number
J 808.839 GER

The Other Half of Life: A Novel Based on the True Story of the MS St. Louis

by Kim Ablon Whitney
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
teen - young adult, National Jewish Book Award, AR book - MG+, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, Holocaust - refugees, MS St. Louis
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1768
Status
Available
Call number
T F WHI

Meet Rebecca : An American Girl

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
tzedakah - charity, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 1), American Girls: Rebecca (1)
Barcode
1248
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Rebecca and Ana

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
tzedakah - charity, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, school
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 2), American Girls: Rebecca (2)
Barcode
1247
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Candlelight for Rebecca

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
tzedakah - charity, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, school, Christmas, tolerance
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 3), American Girls: Rebecca (3)
Barcode
1246
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Rebecca and the Movies

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
tzedakah - charity, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, Passover, birthdays, movies
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 4), American Girls: Rebecca (4)
Barcode
1245
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Rebecca to the Rescue

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
tzedakah - charity, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, Coney Island
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 5), American Girls: Rebecca (5)
Barcode
1244
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Changes for Rebecca

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
tzedakah - charity, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, labor unions
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 6), American Girls: Rebecca (6)
Barcode
1243
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Secrets at Camp Nokomis : A Rebecca Mystery

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2010
Tags
AR book - MG, historical fiction, mystery, bullies and bullying, New York, summer camp, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girl Mysteries (Rebecca), American Girls (Rebecca Mystery 1)
Barcode
1241
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

The Secret Shofar of Barcelona

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 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
1212
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E GRE

Bitter Herbs and Honey

by Barbara Cohen
Paper Book, 1976
Tags
United States, historical fiction
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1121
Status
Available
Call number
T F COH

Love from Your Friend, Hannah

by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, tikkun olam - repairing the world, respecting differences, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, United States - East, United States - Depression, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility — 1 more, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1109
Status
Available
Call number
J F SKO

The Night Journey

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 2005
Tags
Association of Jewish Libraries Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Book, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Eastern Europe, Russia — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1106
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

Son of Judah

by Dan Levin
Paper Book, 1961
Tags
historical fiction, Roman Empire
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1002
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Until the Messiah Comes : A Russian-Jewish Adventure

by Kenneth Roseman
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 5, assimilation, communism, historical fiction, Eastern Europe, Orthodox Judaism, Messiah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure (6)
Barcode
957
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROS

The Night Journey

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 1986
Tags
Association of Jewish Libraries Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Book, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Eastern Europe, Russia — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
956
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

The Night Journey

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 1986
Tags
Association of Jewish Libraries Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Book, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Eastern Europe, Russia — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
955
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

Letters from Rifka

by Karen Hesse
Paper Book, 1992
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Children's Book, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships — 15 more, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, bringing peace between people, rachamim - compassion and mercy, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, optimism, perseverance, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, interfaith relations, inner strength - gevurah, peace - shalom
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
946
Status
Available
Call number
T F HES
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