Tag search:historical fiction

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 Book Thief

by Markus Zusak
Hardcover, 2006
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
3422
Status
Available
Call number
T F ZUS

Number the stars

by Lois Lowry
Paper Book, 1989
Tags
Holocaust, ALA Notable Children's Book, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, Newbery Medal, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG — 12 more, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
784
Status
Available
Call number
J F LOW

Number the stars

by Lois Lowry
Paper Book, 1989
Tags
Holocaust, ALA Notable Children's Book, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, Newbery Medal, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress — 11 more, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
805
Status
Available
Call number
J F LOW

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
3691
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

All-of-a-Kind Family

by Sydney Taylor
Paperback, 1989
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
932
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

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

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

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

Milkweed

by Jerry Spinelli
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
URJ High School and Young Adult list, Holocaust, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Golden Kite Award, National Jewish Book Award finalist, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, Holocaust - Warsaw Ghetto, Holocaust - Poland — 7 more, homeless, Poland, orphans, World War II, historical fiction, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3498
Status
Available
Call number
T F SPI

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

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

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
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
831
Status
Available
Call number
J F HES

Molly's pilgrim

by Barbara Cohen
Paper Book, 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
86
Status
Available
Call number
J COH

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

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

Molly's Pilgrim

by Barbara Cohen
Paperback, 1990
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, 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
693
Status
Available
Call number
J COH

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

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 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 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

A Thread of Grace: A Novel

by Mary Doria Russell
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Holocaust, Italy, World War II, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - resistance and rescue
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3334
Status
Available
Call number
F RUS

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

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

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

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 Haj

by Leon Uris
Paperback, 1985
Tags
historical fiction, Palestine, Middle East, Islam
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2820
Status
Available
Call number
F URI

Dreams in the Golden Country : The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 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
698
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

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

God Knows

by Joseph Heller
Hardcover, 1984
Tags
Israel, historical fiction, Bible - Old Testament
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2758
Status
Available
Call number
F HEL

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

Snow in August

by Pete Hamill
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
baseball, Brooklyn, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, New York, snow
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2760
Status
Available
Call number
F HAM

The Hope, A Novel

by Herman Wouk
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
Israel, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Series
The Hope and the Glory (1)
Barcode
2868
Status
Available
Call number
F WOU

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

Shosha

by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Paperback, 1978
Tags
Poland, historical fiction, Warsaw
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2810
Status
Available
Call number
F SIN

Friedrich

by Hans Peter Richter
Hardcover, 1970
Tags
Holocaust, historical fiction, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, Linda Silver, AR book - MG, Germany
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
821
Status
Available
Call number
T F RIC

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

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

Journey to America

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 1970
Tags
Holocaust, National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, honoring parents, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, Germany — 5 more, mothers, sisters, World War II, Holocaust - refugees, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Platt family - Sonia Levitin (1)
Barcode
782
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

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

All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown

by Sydney Taylor
Paperback, 1973
Tags
historical fiction, multi-cultural, tzedakah - charity, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (4), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (2)
Barcode
934
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown

by Sydney Taylor
Paper Book, 1972
Tags
historical fiction, multi-cultural, tzedakah - charity, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (4), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (2)
Barcode
939
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

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
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