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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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"Hannah Malfa-Adler is Jew ... ish. Not that she really thinks about it. She'd prefer to focus on her favorite pastime: baking delicious food! But when her best friend has a beyond-awesome Bat Mitzvah, Hannah starts to feel a little envious ... Despite her parents firm no, Hannah knows that if she can learn enough about her own faith, she can convince her friends that the party is still in motion"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything, including her best friend Kayla, and a mother who was once vibrant and popular, but who now can't always get out of bed in the morning. As tensions...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Irving Berlin came to the United States as a refugee from Tsarist Russia, escaping a pogrom that destroyed his village. Growing up on the streets of the lower East Side, the rhythms of jazz and blues inspired his own song-writing career. Starting with his first big hit, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Berlin created the soundtrack for American life with his catchy tunes and irresistible lyrics. With "God Bless America," he sang his thanks to the country...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the daughter of a prominent judge of Khazaria, twelve-year-old Ziva is expected to focus on learning etiquette and decorum in hopes of finding a good husband. But she doesn't care about any of that. Instead, she spends her days with her twin brother, Pesah, as they work to try to find a cure for his leprosy. Now Pesah's getting worse. The best doctors have given him mere weeks to live, and even more alarming, Pesah has a vision: the Angel of Death...
5) Honey and me
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Milla's best friend Honey joins her school for sixth grade, Milla finds herself in her friend's shadow, but as the year progresses through the Jewish holidays Milla tries to cope with the tensions and the dramas of school--including the death of a beloved teacher.
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Series
Publisher
Magic Attic Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Heather finds herself in grave danger when she travels to Spain in 1492. She learns that all Jews must accept the faith of the King--or die! Now she has new respect for her ancestors and the meaning of Passover. But how will she escape? Can she stow away on one of Christopher Columbus's ships?
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, Jaap would hide in secret rooms and behind walls. He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But...
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