Tag search:historical fiction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anna Is Still Here

by Ida Vos
Paperback, 1995
Tags
Holocaust, historical fiction, AR book - MG, Netherlands, Holocaust - survivors
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
846
Status
Available
Call number
J F VOS

The Key is Lost

by Ida Vos
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust, Sydney Taylor Award, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, historical fiction, Holocaust - hidden children, Netherlands, sisters, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
867
Status
Available
Call number
J F VOS

The Old, Brown Suitcase : A Teenager's Story of War and Peace

by Lillian Boraks-Nemetz
Paper Book, 1994
Tags
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, Holocaust, AR book - MG, Canada, Poland, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, teens - teenagers
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
921
Status
Available
Call number
J F BOR

Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family

by Sydney Taylor
Paperback, 19878
Tags
historical fiction, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (5), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (5)
Barcode
931
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

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 Uptown

by Sydney Taylor
Paper Book, 1958
Tags
historical fiction, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (3), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (4)
Barcode
935
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown

by Sydney Taylor
Paper Book, 1958
Tags
historical fiction, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (3), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (4)
Barcode
938
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

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

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

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
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