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Otto es un osito de peluche hecho en Alemania. Es obsequiado a David por su cumpleanos, y con el y su amigo Oskar viven diversas aventuras. Cuando a David se lo llevan a un campo de concentracion, Otto se queda con Oskar. Cuando bombardean la ciudad, Oskar huye dejando atras a Otto, quien luego es rescatado por un soldado americano a quien le salva la vida. La hija del soldado recibe de regalo a Otto, roto y manchado, y finalmente el osito termina en un cubo de basura antes de ser rescatado e ir...

Witness the chilling rise of Hitler’s Germany through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy in this first book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided. 1929, Heroldsberg, Germany. Rolf might only be twelve years old, but he’s old enough to know that things have not been good in his country since the end of the Great War. Half of Germany is out of work, and a new political movement is taking hold that scares him. Every night, Rolf’s fathe...

Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a vermin-infested slum nicknamed “Paradise”. But the rise of antisemitic fascist Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts in the 1930s stirs up trouble between families who have lived closely together for years, and Elsie see...

Ages 8 and up. Fourteen-year-old Heather Hopkowitz can't imagine life without bacon, cheeseburgers, or bowling on Friday nights. But she gives them all up when she spends an entire month as the guest of an Orthodox Jewish family while her parents are away on vacation. As Heather begins to appreciate the traditional rituals, she considers becoming observant. What will her friends think? What will her parents think?

While making their way to Brosh's house for the Passover seder, Grover, Big Bird, and Avigail talk about the history and traditions of the holiday, and find opportunities to do good deeds.

“Told with humor and insight, this book will enchant young readers, especially those with siblings.” – Shirley Reva Vernick, Sydney Taylor Shmooze As Sarah and her friend Talya try to defeat two annoying aliens, they discover that their best weapons aren't complaints, threats, or even glitter. Their best weapons turn out to be patience, kindness, and even a few compliments.

Everyone knows about Anne Frank, and her life hidden in the secret annexe - or do they? Peter van Pels and his family are locked away with the Franks too, and Peter sees it all differently. What is it like to be forced into hiding with Anne Frank, to hate her and then find yourself falling in love with her? To know you're being written about in her diary, day after day? What's it like to sit and wait and watch whilst others die, and you wish you were fighting? Anne's diary ends on August 4 1944,...

Rebecca copes with family turmoil, a home invaded by demons, and what it means to grow up in this “clever, funny, and scary” (Kirkus Reviews) sequel to Naomi Teitelbaum Ends the World that’s perfect for fans of Aru Shah and Charlie Hernández. Rebecca Reznik is having a rough time. Her dad lost his job, and her parents are fighting all the time. Her obnoxious brother, Jake, is acting out even more than usual. And post–Bat Mitzvah Becca is expected to be grown up and spiritually mature—whatever t...

A Jewish boy’s bravery and kindness are tested after an antisemitic attack on his middle school in this rousing novel in verse. Ever since twelve-year-old Josh Kline found an antisemitic note in his family’s mailbox in third grade, he has felt uncomfortable about his Jewish identity. At a new school where he’s pretty sure he’s the only Jew, he’s hoping to just keep religion out of everything . . . until the morning someone sprays swastikas all over the building. That’s when everything changes....

At summer camp, Carlie and Sara quickly bond over a love of singing and other shared interests, but Sara mistakes Carlie's excitement over her surname as teasing, not knowing that it gives them something else in common.

A family celebrates Hanukkah by lighting candles, opening gifts, and eating latkes.

Amateur archaeologist Jodie invites her cousin Zach on an adventure exploring Hezekiah's Tunnel in Jerusalem when he comes for a visit over Passover.

Relates what happens when the family parrot steals the afikomen at the Passover seder.