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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After witnessing his father's crucifixion by Roman soldiers, Daniel bar Jamin is fired by a single passion: to avenge his father's death by driving the Roman legions from the land of Israel. Time and again Daniel is drawn to the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, only to turn away, disappointed and confused by Jesus's lack of action in opposing the Romans. This is a novel about Daniel's tormented journey from a blind, confining hatred to his acceptance...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Sara Blum lives an idyllic life with her adoring parents in Vichy France. But her world comesc crashing down when the Nazi occupation separates the family and forces the young Jewish girl into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and, together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation."--
Author
Publisher
David Fickling Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books, of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First paper-over-board edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Stranded on an iceberg on his way to America, Simon remembers his mother's parting words and lights the first candle on his menorah while praying for a miracle, which soon arrives in the form of a friendly polar bear.
Author
Series
Anya volume 2
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Anya sets out to find her missing father but instead travels to Kiev, where she meets the tsar, dines with a rabbi, and rescues two brothers from a dangerous monster lurking beneath the city.
11) The memory coat
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1900s, two cousins leave their Russian shtetl with the rest of their family to come to America, hopeful that they will all pass the dreaded inspection at Ellis Island.
12) Planning perfect
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Felicity Becker loves watching an event come together. Whether it's prom, graduation, or just the annual Arbor Day school dance, there's something magical about crafting an experience that people will remember. So when her mom gets engaged, Felicity sees the wedding as the perfect opportunity to show off her skills. After Felicity's long-distance friend Nancy offers up her family's apple orchard as a venue, wedding planning gets even better. But...
13) The blood years
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
From Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold comes the harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania.
Author
Series
Letras de bolsillo) volume 80
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Bruno tiene nueve años y desconoce el significado del Holocausto. Todo lo que sabe es que su padre, recién nombrado comandante de un campo de concentración, ha ascendido en su trabajo, y que ha pasado de vivir en una confortable casa de Berlín a una zona aislada. Todo cambia cuando conoce a Shmuel, un niño judío que vive una extraña existencia paralela al otro lado de la alambrada.
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a Czechoslovakian Jewish boy is sent to northern Scotland to live in a castle that houses gifted children who are learning to harness their magical powers to support the Allies' cause.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany arrives in New York City on the seventh night of Hanukkah and receives small acts of kindness while exploring the city.
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