Echo Still
Written by Tim Tibbitts
Highlights
Awarded ‘Manuscript of Merit’ – Association of Jewish Libraries
Selection by the PJ Library Editorial Committee
‘A beautiful, human telling of a boy’s relationship with his grandmother’ – Rabbi Joshua Caruso, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple
Price: £9.99 / $19.95
ISBN: 9781784383053
Calling Cobber
Written by Sheri Sinykin
Highlights
- A warm-hearted novel for middle grade readers
- A touching meditation on grief, faith, friendship and family
- Explores big ideas, themes and issues in a way that is accessible to young readers, including bereavement, dementia, immigrant experience and Judaism
Price: £12.99 / $22.95
ISBN: 9781784385071
Striker Boy
Written by Jonny Zucker
Highlights
A fast-paced football-centred thriller
An exciting read for older children or young teens
This fun story also depicts the changing relationship between parents and children as they grow up and the effects of grief and loss for both sides
Price: £12.99 / $14.95
ISBN: 9781784385170
Going Rogue (At Hebrew School)
Written by Casey Breton
Highlights
- A laugh-out-loud novel for middle grade readers
- Explores modern family life and the role of Judaism (or any religion) within it
- For any child who loves Star Wars, science, football, or really anything other than going to religious school
Price: £9.99 / $12.95
ISBN: 9781784385392
Benny Feldman's All Star Klezmer Band
Written by Allison Marks and Wayne Marks
Highlights
- Commended as a 2022 Sydney Taylor Award Notable Book
A humorous, culturally Jewish story, about creativity and self-belief, difference and inclusivity, friendship and family.
Uniquely delves into and celebrates the history and tradition of Klezmer music for a young, contemporary audience.
Full of references to musicians and musical genres, it explores the universal language of music and its ability to unite people.
Price: £12.99 / $13.99
ISBN: 9781784385552
GOTTIKA
Written by Helaine Becker
Illustrations by Vero Navarro
Highlights
- A compelling illustrated story for middle-grade readers set in a vividly imagined fictional world.
- Weaves together fantasy, Jewish folklore and global human history, primarily the legend of the golem.
- Tells a universal story about human rights, justice and standing up against oppression and corruption in all forms.
Price: £9.99 / $12.99
ISBN: 9781784385750
The Seventh Handmaiden
Written by Judith Pransky
Highlights
- Commended as a 2022 Sydney Taylor Award Notable Book
- A compelling, beautifully written and thoroughly researched historical novel for 11-15 year olds.
- An inventive reinterpretation of the story of Queen Esther.
- A female-led story, which explores issues of identity, community, freedom, friendship and the power of literacy.
- Vividly imagined, it offers a rare glimpse into the Jewish diaspora in Ancient Persia and the Persian Empire
Price: £9.99 / $12.95
ISBN: 9781784385897
The Lost Spy and the Green Dress
Written by Alex Paz Goldman
Translated by Linda Yechiel
Highlights
A complex and compelling mystery story for older middle grade readers, set in a vividly described 1960s Israel.
Confronts challenging subject matter with humour and nuance through the eyes of its compelling young protagonist.
Tells an important story about the schisms between generations and teaches young readers to think more carefully about the lives and histories of the adults in their lives.
Price: £10.99 / $13.99
ISBN: 9781784387310
Ben’s Bonkers Bar Mitzvah
Written by Ivor Baddiel
Illustrations by Zoom Rockman
Highlights
An appealing story about aliens, adventure and family
A fun read for children, especially anyone interest in space!
The story shows how feeling connected to the past and a family’s culture can be a good basis for building confidence
Price: £9.99
ISBN: 9781784389215
A Boy from Baghdad
Written by Miriam Halahmy
Highlights
- Tells the story of the Shashas, a Jewish family that leaves Iraq for Israel in 1951
- Focuses on twelve-year-old Salman Shasha, an avid swimmer who, by means of his talent and his passion, finds a way to adjust to this new country while remaining true to himself
- An accurate representation of the struggle of Iraqi Jews in the 20th century, Halahmy sheds light on a struggle that is rarely heard, and tells a story that is hugely important
- Middle-grade novel for children between the ages of 8 and 12
Details the family’s hardship as they are forced to leave their country and shows how they overcome these struggles to build a new life in their new home
Price: £9.99
ISBN: 9781784389901
Standing Together
Written by Leah Sokol
Highlights
- A children’s biography of Natan Sharansky, the famous Soviet dissident and Refusenik, and his wife Avital
- A middle-grade, historical book aimed at children aged 8–12
- Timeline at the back of the book helps to guide readers through the story
- Doesn’t shy away from complex topics and introduces these to children in age- appropriate ways
- Interspersed with moments of humour and light
Price: £12.99
ISBN: 9781805000570
The Girl with the Secret Name
The Incredible Life of Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi
Written by Yael Zoldan
Highlights
- A children’s biography of ‘Doña Gracia’ Mendes Nasi, the Jewish Portuguese philanthropist from the 1500s whose story has, until recently, been largely overlooked
- A middle-grade, history book aimed at children aged 8-12
- A timeline and a family tree at the back of the book help to guide young readers through the story
- Covers the complex subject of the expulsion and forcible conversion of Jews during the Inquisition in an informative and age-appropriate way
Price: £12.99/$13.99
ISBN: 9781805000983