Tag search:perseverance

The Lily Pond

by Annika Thor
Paperback, 2012
Tags
sequel to Faraway Island, Holocaust, Sweden, Batchelder Honor Book (ALA), AR book - MG, perseverance, Holocaust - refugees, Netherlands, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Faraway Island (2)
Barcode
2057
Status
Available
Call number
T F THO

A Cloak for the Moon

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
tailors, AR book - LG, keeping one's word, perseverance, folklore - folktales - legends, mysticism, Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2033
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 KIM

Running on Eggs

by Anna Levine
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, Israel, AR book - MG, loving one's neighbor, perseverance, Arab-Jewish relations, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, kibbutz - kibbutzim, school, sports, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1694
Status
Available
Call number
J 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

Koala Challah

by Laura Gehl
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, animals, challah, food, perseverance, ages 3-5, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5036
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E GEH

Bubbe’s Belated Bat Mitzvah

by Isabel Pinson
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Bat Mitzvah, honoring elders, perseverance, grandparents, life cycle events, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3636
Status
Available
Call number
E PIN

A Picture Book of Harry Houdini

by David A Adler
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
perseverance, AR book - LG, ages 6-8, biography, magic, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Series
Picture Book Biographies
Barcode
4040
Status
Available
Call number
E B HOU

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

Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York, 1880-1924 (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards))

by Deborah Hopkinson
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
immigration and emigration, New York, courage - ometz lev, AR book - MG, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, wisdom - study - learning, perseverance, Americanization, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4115
Status
Available
Call number
J 307.76 HOP

War in the Middle East: A Reporter's Story: Black September and the Yom Kippur War

by Wilborn Hampton
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Israel, courage - ometz lev, AR book - MG, perseverance, Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel - Yom Kippur War, Middle East, Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestine, terrorism, Israel - military — 2 more, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4136
Status
Available
Call number
T 956.04 HAM

The Kugel Valley Klezmer Band

by Joan Betty Stuchner
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
music, violin, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, taking initiative, work ethic, AR book - LG, perseverance, Canada, klezmer, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3908
Status
Available
Call number
E STU

Sandy Koufax (Sports Heroes & Legends)

by Matt Doeden
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
biography, AR book - MG, perseverance, athletes, baseball, sports, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Sports Heroes and Legends
Barcode
4282
Status
Available
Call number
J B KOU

Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side

by Raymond Bial
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
immigration and emigration, ages 9-12, photography, New York, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, Americanization, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4133
Status
Available
Call number
J 307.76 BIA

The Inquisitor's Apprentice (The Inquisitor's Apprentice Series)

by Chris Moriarty
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
AR book - MG+, New York, choosing between right and wrong, perseverance, fantasy, science fiction, supernatural, Cybils Award Finalist, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Inquisitor's Apprentice (1)
Barcode
3879
Status
Available
Call number
J F MOR

The Doll Shop Downstairs

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
chapter book, AR book - LG, ages 9-12, historical fiction, honesty - emet, perseverance, family, New York, sisters, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Doll Shop (1)
Barcode
3841
Status
Available
Call number
J F MCD

Run, Boy, Run

by Uri Orlev
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
AR book - MG, Holocaust, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, feeding the hungry, perseverance, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - Warsaw Ghetto, Israeli writer, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3838
Status
Available
Call number
J F ORL

Hannah's Journal: The Story of an Immigrant Girl

by Marissa Moss
Hardcover, 2000
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
3487
Status
Available
Call number
J F MOS

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 Demons' Mistake: A Story from Chelm

by Francine Prose
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
AR book - LG, perseverance, Chelm, fantasy, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, supernatural, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3451
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 PRO

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
3319
Status
Available
Call number
E ALT

Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

by Anna Harwell Celenza
Paperback, 2006
Tags
PJ Library, Sydney Taylor Notable Book, with audio CD, composers, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, work ethic, perseverance, music, George Gershwin, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3313
Status
Available
Call number
E CEL

Yossi's Goal

by Ellen Schwartz
Paperback, 2006
Tags
ages 6-8, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, feeding the hungry, perseverance, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Canada, sports, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3418
Status
Available
Call number
J F SCH

Someone for Mr. Sussman

by Patricia Polacco
Paperback, 2008
Tags
grandparents, keeping kosher - kashrut, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, honesty - emet, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, perseverance, ages 3-5, Yiddish language, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3288
Status
Available
Call number
E POL

Never Lose Hope

by C. and Mykoff Levin, M.
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, returning lost objects, perseverance, ages 3-5, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5963
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 LEV

The Secret of Priest's Grotto : A Holocaust Survival Story

by Peter Lane Taylor
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Nili's list, ages 9-12, Holocaust, Ukraine, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, Holocaust - survivors, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5913
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 TAY

The Secret of Priest's Grotto : A Holocaust Survival Story

by Peter Lane Taylor
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Nili's list, ages 9-12, Holocaust, Ukraine, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, Holocaust - survivors, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5918
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 TAY

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
Collections
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5883
Status
Available
Call number
J F SCH

The Kugel Valley Klezmer Band (PJ Library)

by Joan Betty Stuchner
Paperback, 2009
Tags
music, violin, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, taking initiative, work ethic, AR book - LG, perseverance, Canada, klezmer, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5785
Status
Available
Call number
E STU

The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes

by Linda Glaser
Paperback, 1997
Tags
intergenerational relations, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, generosity, feeding the hungry, honoring elders, loving one's neighbor, perseverance, food, Hanukkah, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Mrs. Greenberg's Hanukkah (1)
Barcode
5818
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E GLA

Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini

by Sid Fleischman
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
perseverance, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, biography, magic, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4097
Status
Available
Call number
J B HOU

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

A Promise Fulfilled: Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, and the Creation of the State of Israel

by Howard Greenfeld
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 7, Linda Silver, AR book - UG, perseverance, anti-Semitism, biography, Israel, Israel - independence, Zionism — 5 more, Chaim Weizmann, Theodor Herzl, Israel - history, David Ben-Gurion, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1695
Status
Available
Call number
T 320.54 GRE

Noah's wife

by Marty Rhodes Figley
Paperback, 1998
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, kavanah - devotion, Torah portions - Noach, women in the Bible, humiliation, perseverance, Bible stories, Noah (Biblical figure), Genesis, Bible - Old Testament, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
259
Status
Available
Call number
E 222 FIG

Freefall

by Anna Levine
Paper Book, 2008
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, teen - young adult, Nili's list, Israel - military, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG+, perseverance, Israel, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1403
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Naming Liberty

by Jane Yolen
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, generosity, perseverance, artists, biography, immigration and emigration, New York, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1565
Status
Available
Call number
E YOL

Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein (Junior Library Guild Selection (Charlesbridge Hardcover))

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Nominee (2012), AR book - MG, perseverance, biography, music, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1804
Status
Available
Call number
J B BER

A Costume for Noah: A Purim Story

by Susan Remick Topek
Paperback, 1995
Tags
Purim, perseverance, school, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3522
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E TOP

Runaway Dreidel!

by Leslea Newman
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Hanukkah, AR book - LG, perseverance, dreidel - dreydel, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1254
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E NEW

Someone for Mr. Sussman

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
grandparents, keeping kosher - kashrut, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, honesty - emet, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, perseverance, dating, ages 3-5, Yiddish language, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1192
Status
Available
Call number
E POL

The Return

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 1988
Tags
ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award, URJ Library List, AR book - UG, perseverance, brothers, Ethiopian Jews, Israel - immigration and emigration, sisters, prejudice — 2 more, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1023
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Katarina

by Kathryn Winter
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, Slovakia, World War II, orphans, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
866
Status
Available
Call number
J F WIN

Israel : The Founding of a Modern Nation

by Maida Silverman
Paper Book, 1998
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, community - kehillah, AR book - MG, perseverance, Israel, Israel - history, Zionism, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
842
Status
Available
Call number
J 956.94 SIL

Nathan's Hanukkah Bargain

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paperback, 1986
Tags
grandparents, perseverance, Hanukkah, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
589
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E GRE

A Costume for Noah: A Purim Story

by Susan Remick Topek
Paperback, 1995
Tags
Purim, perseverance, school, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
141
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E TOP

The Secret of Priest's Grotto : A Holocaust Survival Story

by Peter Lane Taylor
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Nili's list, ages 9-12, Holocaust, Ukraine, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, Holocaust - survivors, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4025
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 TAY

Cakes and Miracles (Viking Kestrel picture books)

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, ages 9-12, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, courage - ometz lev, honoring parents, work ethic — 7 more, perseverance, respecting differences, artists, blindness, mothers, Purim, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
140
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E GOL

Cakes and Miracles (Viking Kestrel picture books)

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, ages 9-12, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, courage - ometz lev, honoring parents, work ethic — 7 more, perseverance, respecting differences, artists, blindness, mothers, Purim, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
139
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E GOL

The Remarkable Journey of Josh's Kippah (Kar-Ben Favorites)

by Barbara Elissa
Paperback, 2010
Tags
clothing - fashion, travel, maps, Bar Mitzvah, yarmulke, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, mitzvah - mitzvot, perseverance, wisdom - study - learning, immigration and emigration, New York — 3 more, mystery, riddles, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
78
Status
Available
Call number
E ELI

How to Get Up When Life Gets You Down: A Companion and Guide

by Lionel Blue
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
perseverance, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2559
Status
Available
Call number
296 BLU

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
6713
Status
Available
Call number
E GLA
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