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nchr




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 8:19 pm
Avner Gold Series
The Holocaust Diaries Series
Revich Series
Let my Nation Series

We also enjoy short stories like Stories that Warm the Heart, Moments, etc.
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amother
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Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 9:00 pm
Thank you

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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 9:01 pm
M. Kenan is a woman.
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amother
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Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 9:08 pm
PinkFridge wrote:


Great books for pre-teens?
Mimi in the Middle, Mimi's Summer (or something like that) - Altein
Other Altein books are OK too, some might be for young or older teens
We Want Life! - one of the early shemiras halashon books
The 23 Under One Roof series
Series like BY Times, Kid Sisters, Bakers' Dozen
Miriam Elias's books


My 9 year old has read all those pre-teen books already, (besides shemiras haloshon one) is that advanced, or just not so many younger kids books?
She did all the above series, plus all the Sukey Gross books, regards from camp series, carpool clan series, plus tons of random ones. She only likes books with girls in them, and nothing intensely scary /sad. Any advice??

I stopped her from reading Eva Vogiel books -felt she was too young for it. She’s also read Jewish girls around the World Series -amazing series.


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amother
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Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 9:17 pm
Chani Altein's books for girls
Eva Vogiel' books Clockmaker's apprentice, Facing the Music, Friend or Foe, Invisible Chains, Light for Grey Towers, One Tiny Spark, Problem called Chavi, Weed among the Roses.

Henye Meyer's books Exiles of Crocodile Island, Hannah's Harvest, & Starlight

Mrs. Honeigs Books (7 in that Series)
The New Girl by Holt, (there are 3 books in that Series)
Avner Gold books, thankfully they are reprinting with additional chapters and they are classic reading for teens & Adults. Starts off with the Promised Child, The Dream, and the Year of the Sword.

Lamplighter Series which are great & educational and informative about Children(shluchim) living around the world. like in Morocco, Paraguay, Nigeria. etc...

Bension Firer books, The Twins & Long Journey home was recently re-printed in 1 book and Saadia Weissman as well in soft cover. (these are classics & well written)

Short Stories by Libby Lazewnik, Her Shira books, bunch of them.
Out of the Woods by Libby Lazewnik,

Miriam Schonzeits series of Short story books. Hot dogs to the Rescue, party in room 403 Kidz like you 1 & 2, Sweetest Song, Best Friends. Lemons with a Chance of Sunshine. Theres zucchini in the Chocolate cake

Bar Mitzvah Mysteries, by Aidel Stein 1. Mystery of the Rich Uncle 2. Stop! Thief
She has a new book coming soon called Close Call(not part of the Bar mitzvah mysteiies)

Zev Spector books.Adventures of Lifetime Series (3) , The Plan, Last Wagon Out.

Kids Speak Series (10)by Chaim Walder and It's a Kids World After all Series (10)
Team Taryag by Chaim Walder (2) and the Classic book called "that's me Tzviki Green"

Kid Sisters (12) also being reprinted into 3in1, they are on Book 2 of 4 books. (girls love these)

Bakers Dozen (17) Being Re-printed think they are up to #6

Adventures with Rebbe Mendel (10)

Journey with Rabbi Juravel (5)

Olomeninu Books
23 Under 1 Roof By Rappaport (6)

Meet Madame Chamberlaine & Welcome Back Madame Chamberlaine by Wolbe
The Chip: Yechezkel Yudokowsky (great good for boys)
Dare to Dream: Rapaport (also Good for boys)
Car Pool Clan Series (3), Crimal Copy, Curtain Call, Where's Mrs Honig, House of Secrets by M. Jakubowitz
Marcus Lehman Books, (family Y Aguilar, Bustnai, Count of Coucy, Akiva)


Miriam Walfish Books, into the Fire, The Stars will Guide You, Jewel and the Journey, the Hunt, Bold as a Leopard and the Jewish Girls around the World Series

Menucha Levin, Family for Frayda and Midnight Music

by Guttentag, Saving Suraya

The Private Eyes Mysteries (2) by Neta Tzvieli 1 the Private eyes and the Secret Tunnels
2.Private Eyes and the mysterious Submarine

Tova Shkedi's Twins Discover Series (mysteries good for Girls & Boys)
1. Invisisble Twins 2. Twin Trouble 3. Stolen Secrets
Among the Stars

Ruth Benjamin: 1.Lost Treasure of chelton,2. Mysterious lighthouse of chelton,
3.Secret caves of Chelton (mysteries)


Copycat by Subari (girls love this)

Adventures of PJ Pepperjay by backenroth (very cute and funny, 3 books in this series)

Super Shoes by Cohen also cute and funny

Gemarkup (like Encyclepedia brown) think there are 4
Chaverim (good for boys)
Gimmel Gang 3 books in this series

Yaffa Ganz' Savta Simcha Books & Emauel J. Mitzvah books. Hello Heddy Levy and Hello Jeremy Levy
Shmuel Blitz : Search for the Stones

Sarah Wiederblank, Save our School & Seven Up (girls love these)
Classified Information reprinted into 3 in 1 ones there are 4 books in that Series

Cheery Bim Band (10) good for boys
Burkesfield Bike Club (5)

That's for Young Adults guess 3rd grade & up depending on childs' reading ablilty.
All parentes mean how many books in the Series. Remember some books maybe out of print.
You can check following Jewish publishing websites for current books and Inventory, Artscroll, Judaica Press, Feldheim, Israel Book Shop, and Menucha publishing Company.
Menucha actually is starting to put grade levels on back of their books using the Fountas and Pinnell grading level. So that will be helpful to look into. if you want to organize books according to grade level
Hachai also has some paper backs in their "Fun to Read Series" they say on their backs that they are for 2nd to 4th grade.
Hope this was helpful.
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Rubber Ducky




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 9:26 pm
Walled Secrets by Dina Neuman. Young adults, older kids
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amother
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Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 9:33 pm
Alot of the Classic Books are out of print, if you can get you hands on them, it would be great.
Novels for Adults (wrote Authors name first and then their books)
Ruth Benjamin books All the Hidden Children, Yesterday's Child, Stranger to her people

Meyer Bendet The Orphan, The Accused, Highest Bidder, Our Man in Russia, Double Identity & True Identity all out of print, but were written very well

Chaim Eliav's Book The Mission, In the Spiders Web, The Persecuation. The Runaway, The Envelelope (mysteries)

Bracha's Rosman books also Excellent. Where theres a Will, Silver Lining, Over the Gate, Never too Late
Rochel Istrin: Hidden, Searching, Stepping Stones

Myzlinski: Stepping Stones (same title, diff book) Very Good

Tzippy Caton: Invisible Me
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Menucha Beckerman:Double Life Of Chani Greenberg

Chaim Greenbaum: The Will, Mexico File, Fingerprint (mysteries)

Yitzhak Parker: The Protocols'

Merkin: Fatal Judgement, Final Judgement (mysteries)

Dovid Sussman: The Refugee, Prime Suspect, Alter Ego

Nachman Seltzer: The Edge, The Network, The Shadows

Devorah Rosen: The Yellow Notebook, Lonestar

Chaya David: Freedom to Be

Yair Weinstock Blackout, Borrowed Time, Calculated Risk, Delayed Reaction, Dual Allegiance, Eye of the Storm, Gordian Knot, & TimeBomb (mysteries)

Eli Shekheter Bankers Trust, Plan B, Pyraimid Base, Most Wanted List(mysteries)

Libby Lawzneik, The Judge, The Quest, Fools gold, Forever & day, The Fortune Seekers, Song of The Sparrow

Sarah Kisner Books, When Worlds Collide, With This Ring, The Legacy, Chocolate Liquer, Oasis, Lost Legacy, Race to the to Top, Truth on Trial

Sarah Wiederblank Just Between Friends, Doorways, pass or fail, Beneath the Surface

Gila Arnold: It's a Learning Curve

Yonah Saphir (Mysteries) Friendly Fire, Wanted

Miriam Weiser: Never Knew You

Devorah Weiner. Chasing Illusions, Hearts of Gold 1 & 2, Silent Dreams, Still Waters.

CB WeinFeld, (Star Series of short stories). Handful of stars, Another Handful of Stars, Tapestry of Stars

Riva Pomerantz
Rachel Pomerantz
These Authors can't remember who wrote what, Time to Rend and time to sew, As mountains surround Jersusalem, Orange Groves, Bells & Pomergrantes, Wildflowers,
Crossing the divide, Breaking Free, Breaking Point. Damond Dust, Flashback

Ruthie Pearlman Yael Reed Mysteries (5) books, School of Secrets, Lockdown, Disapperared, Whispers & the Foundling. (this Series is geared to Teenage Girls)
Carers, Dark Tapestry, Ordinary Wednesday, The Group
Working it out, Getting it Right, & Making it Last.(series of these 3 books)

Esther Toker: Checkmate, Common Denominator, Family Fraud, Matter of Trust, Rough Diamonds
Shifra Glick: Good Behavior

Sarah Feldbrand: (historical Fiction) Courtyard of Dreams, Esperanza, The Decree. Born to Rule
Tzirel Greenberg: Nezirah, Story of Queen Helene (historical Fiction)

Atara Hefetz:Beyond Hope

Miriam Luxenberg: Victory Garden, Field of Dreams, code Blue, Cash or Charge, & the Exchange
Yael Mermelstein: Dual Secrets, Petals, Second Chances, Fragile Thread, chutes & Ladders

Shoshana Mael: Dancing in the Dark, Stand your Ground

Kohn: Give or Take, Close to Home

Kagan: A Promise Fulfilled

Florans: Conquer the Darkness, Lift me Higher, Set me Free

Kramer: The Unanswered Cry


Meir Uri Gottesman, (Fantasy type,) Wings & other Stories, Morning Star, the Meshulach. The Chase, the Shul Boy

Gita Gordon's books,( loved) South African Journeys, Scattered Blossoms, And Guest House.
(Did not like her book Flashback)

Ruth Halevi books,(mystery) The Agent, The Diamond, Maelstrom, Secret Weapon 1 & 2, Operation Magic Wand, No Where to Hide,

Eve Vogiel The 4 Seasons of Golda Mirel

Debbie Strom, (new books) Iron Gates( kind of like Light for Grey Towers) & My Name is Isaiah (historical Fiction portuguese explusion)

Rachel Schorr's books, Autumn Rain, Interuppted Journey, One Flight UP, Zero Hour, Zero Limits, After the Darkness. the Search

Stimler: Trapped in Cybespace, Whirlpool

Silber's book Dovid Meyer _orphan in israel?yerushalyim?
Singer- Last Chance, Next Please

Esther Rapaport -Author Behind the Scenes, Divided Attention, Dance of the Puppet, Without a trace, Diamond in the Rough, Blood Brothers Kenya Conspricacy,

Ruth Rapaport Author: No PLace like Home, Guilty as Charged, Harp Strings, Prisoner of the Mind, No Room for Two. Dancing in the Rain.

Short Stories, by Authors

Hanoch Teller, Malky Feig, Pruzanky, Spero, Nachman Seltzer, and Yair Weinstock (tales for the soul series) Weiss's Visions of Greatness, Impact Series by Kaplan, Rabbi Krohn's Books, Yaffa Ganz. Rabbi Goldwasser
No Such Thing as Coincidence (2) by Lev
Heartbeats (2) Shoshana Lepon
Esther Sterns's Just one word Amen, & just one word Emunah.
Ruchama Shains books, All for the Best, Dearest Chldren, Shining Lights, Reaching for the Stars.
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isrmss91




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 9:42 pm
Amelia Bedelia wrote:
I enjoy Sara Wiederblank and Reva Pomerantz. Also, Mirror Image by Shevy Schottenstein.


did not like Mirror Image, Did not like how they portrayed the Jewish Girl look bad and that the non jew was better. Rubbed me off the wrong way.
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amother
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Post Tue, Jan 22 2019, 10:26 pm
Biographies
Mountain Family,
Tales out of Shul
Dr. Adler,
Rebbeizin Grunfeld,
The Way it Was, Growing up jewish in Phildelphia,(mrs Krohns book)
Shul with a View
They called him Mike,
Don't look Back (escapin Iran)
Miracle Ride
Lt. Birnbaum
Who by Fire,
My life on Wheels,
Upwards
Forever my Jerusalem
Yes, I can
Nouri,
Shlomie,
The Bamboo Cradle
From Out of Depts
As Long as I live,
My Friends we were Robbed,
Incredible
Just 1 Jew,
House Calls to Eternity
Live Learn Teach
Go my Son
From Bogota to jerusalem
Noa's Strength
Miracles the Extraordinary life of Frieda Bassman
Carry me in Your Heart
Playing with Fire
Secret life of Gerson Burd
In Every Generation (2 versions, one is for youth and one for Adults)
A Tzaddik in Our time
Rabbi from the Lower East Side
Rebeitzin Vichna Kaplan
Guardian of Israel
Fire in his Soul
The Mashigiach
Rabbi Galinsky
Rav Belsky
Rabbi Avigdor Miller
Rabbi Boruch Ber
The Chasam Sofer
The Chazon Ish
The Chofetz Chaim
The Vilna Gaon
Rav Nosson Tzvi
Rabbi Moshe Feistein
Rebbetizin Kanievsky
All For the Boss
Reb Elchonon Wasserman
Emunah with Chicken Soup
Nachman Seltzer's 3 books on Gedolei Yisroel At His Rebbe's Side, Encounters with Greatness, & Inside Their Homes
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monseymom25




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 4:00 am
Growing with my Children by Sarah Shapiro
A Daughter of two Mothers
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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 5:33 am
hannabanana wrote:
That’s it for adults? Confused


There's a lot of overlap with teens and adults. And I'd probably let teens read adult books.
Here are more "older" books.
Go My Son - Shapiro. (That and The Scent of Snowflowers were major best sellers of the genre.)
Lidingo
These Children are Mine

I'm feeling pressured for time. I'm trying to come up not just with good books but books I really, really liked, or for the younger kids, that they really liked.

Oh, more tween/teen books
Serina
The Youngest Bride
Conquer the Darkness
A Daughter of Two Mothers
Between the Walls
Bracha Rosman

I know I'm going to keep updating this, just too much to do. Hopefully I'm serving to bump this or get others to think.

ETA: Looking over other lists. SO MANY GOOD BOOKS!!! And Leah Gebber's writing is unbelievable. If Map the Starlight comes out in book form, grab it!
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Deenah




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 10:40 am
In Those Days In This Time by Etke Gitel Schwartz is amazing
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Bklyn Gallery




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 10:43 am
What's it about?
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Deenah




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 10:50 am
A historical fiction, about the Chanukkah miracle
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 11:03 am
I remember reading the unanswered cry & in spiders web in hi school. They were great.

Kids/preteens love comics
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 11:07 am
Chain walder also has a series People speak for teens/adults which I love. Also people are but a mask, something like that
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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 12:04 pm
Older tween+: Far From the Place We Call Home (Schleimer. Her other books are fine for tweens.)
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Hashem_Yaazor




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 6:14 pm
hannabanana wrote:
Really? Didn’t see it in my local bookstore. I’m in Brooklyn.

It's put together with Ten Lost (I think that is what it is called. That is not a recent reprint...it's been a long while since he came out with that and combined the 2 as they go together.)
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amother
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Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 6:19 pm
Go my son is awesome. I forget the author's name though. (Maybe chaim Shapiro?)
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Sunnydays




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 23 2019, 6:33 pm
Nezirah by Tzirel Greenberg
Where wild marigolds grow by Rachel Esther Gross
Gone West by sender Zeyv
And Rachel was his wife
The Harp
Child of War
End of Heaven by Yocheved Levenstein
The Decree by Feldbrand
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