Memories in Focus

Memories in Focus vividly retells Pinchas's struggle to stay alive under the cruellest of circumstances and the luck and moments of kindness that enabled him to survive.

The Most Dangerous Thing

In this novel for teens, Sydney grapples with depression, social anxiety and her growing desire for a physical relationship with her boyfriend.

Subject to Change

In this novel for teens, fifteen-year-old Declan struggles to make sense of his older brother's delinquency, his father's sexuality and his feelings for a girl who is way out of his league.

A Sack Full of Feathers Read-Along

In this retelling of a Jewish folktale, Yankel does not realize the harm done by the stories he spreads—at least not until the rabbi teaches him an important (albeit gentle) lesson.

Room Enough for Daisy Read-Along

Daisy thinks her room is too small to fit all the birthday presents she plans to receive, but she realizes she already has everything she needs to be happy and donates many of her belongings to a Mitzvah Day rummage sale.

Passover

Enlivened by personal stories, Passover illuminates and celebrates how ancient Jewish traditions are kept alive in the modern world in this work of nonfiction for middle readers.

Bagels on Board!

In this early chapter book, the third in a series about an adopted puppy named Bagels, the Bernsteins hop aboard a cruise and find themselves in the midst of a detective caper.

44 Hours or Strike!

During the Toronto Dressmakers’ Strike of 1931, young Jewish sisters Sophie and Rose must stand together in their fight for better working conditions, decent wages, and for their union – the ILGWU. Faced with unexpected – and sometimes violent – barriers, they quickly find that a strike is more than just a march.

The Choice

Jakob and his family hide their Jewish identity in Nazi-occupied Hungary. Discovered, he is sent as a prisoner to Auschwitz where he keeps himself alive out of a desire for revenge on the friend he believes turned on him, only to discover when he is free that things are not as he thought.

We Are Their Voice

A collection of writing and art from young people who were invited to share what the Holocaust means to them. Their contributions reveal that they find meaningful lessons in the past, and give us hope for a more peaceful and tolerant future.

The Secret of the Village Fool

The true story of Anton, laughed at and called a fool in his small village, who proves himself a hero when he hides a Jewish family from the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Bernadette to the Rescue

Bernadette Inez O’Brian Schwartz is back with the Lunch Bunch in their third adventure. Bernadette finally gets the puppy she has been dreaming of for so long, the girls learn how to give back when they help raise money at a charity garage sale, and Bernadette indulges her love of science when the local frogs go missing.

Rachel's Secret

Rachel, a Jew, and Sergei, a Christian, find their worlds torn apart by violence in pre-Revolutionary Russia.

To Hope and Back

Told from the perspective of two Jewish children passengers on the ship St. Louis as they try to escape Nazi Germany but are refused at port after port.

The Orphan Rescue

Miriam’s courage saves her little brother from an unscrupulous orphanage in pre-war Poland in this historic children’s story that resonates with the problem of child labor today.