The tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel —Morris, Heather (Screenwriter), author.

The tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel —Morris, Heather (Screenwriter), author.

"In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the...

Daughter of the Reich : a novel —Fein, Louise, author.

"Leipzig, 1930s Germany. Hetty Herta is a young girl growing up under Nazi rule. With an SS officer father, a brother in the Luftwaffe, and a member of the BDM, Hetty is the epitome of a perfect German child. But Walter...

The tattooist of Auschwitz a novel —Morris, Heather (Screenwriter), author.

"In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the...

Daughter of Cana —Hunt, Angela Elwell, 1957- author.

"In AD 30, Tasmin encounters a wedding guest who turns water into the finest wine ever tasted in Cana. But when her twin brother, Thomas, impulsively chooses to follow the Teacher from Nazareth, she decides to follow the...

Children of the stars : a novel —Escobar, Mario, 1971- author.

August 1942. Jacob and Moses Stein, two young Jewish brothers, are staying with their aunt in Paris amid the Nazi occupation. The boys' parents, well-known German playwrights, have left the brothers in their aunt's care ...

Daisy chains —Byrd, Sandra.

"Two girls, cousins of a bride and groom---one Jewish, one not---learn that friendship reaches beyond religion. And they discover they have a lot to learn about faith, too"--Provided by publisher.

Simon and the bear : a Hanukkah tale —Kimmel, Eric A.

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.

Yes no maybe so —Albertalli, Becky, author.

"Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate--as long as he's behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let's face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie's a ch...

Yiddish for pirates : a novel —Barwin, Gary, author.

Set in the years around 1492, "Yiddish for pirates" recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constan...

Of fire and lions : a novel —Andrews, Mesu, 1963- author.

The Old Testament book of Daniel comes to life in this novel for readers of Lynn Austin's Chronicles of the Kings series or Francine Rivers' Mark of the Lion series. Survival. A Hebrew girl first tasted it when she escap...

The shepherd's wife —Hunt, Angela Elwell, 1957- author.

When her shepherd husband is thrown into debtor's prison amid a reversal of fortune, Yeshua of Nazareth's sister, Pheodora, pins her family's hopes for survival on her faith and two expectant she-goats.

The mitten string —Rosner, Jennifer.

Ruthie Tober's family is known for the beautiful, warm mittens they knit so when she and her mother meet a deaf woman and her baby and give them shelter, Ruthie decides to design very special mittens for them.

The blessing cup —Polacco, Patricia.

A single china cup from a tea set left behind when Jews were forced to leave Russia helps hold a family together through generations of living in America, reminding them of the most important things in life.

The weight of ink —Kadish, Rachel, author.

"An intellectual and emotional jigsaw puzzle of a novel for readers of A. S. Byatt's Possession and Geraldine Brooks's People of the Book Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of In...

The midwife of Venice —Rich, Roberta.

At midnight, the dogs, cats, and rats rule Venice. The Ponte di Ghetto Nuovo, the bridge that leads to the ghetto, trembles under the weight of sacks of rotting vegetables, rancid fat, and vermin. Shapeless matter, perha...

The delegates' choice —Sansom, Ian.

Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this third novel from 'The Mobile Library' series.

Eli's promise —Balson, Ronald H., author.

"A "fixer" in a Polish town during World War II, his betrayal of a Jewish family, and a search for justice 25 years later-by the winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Eli's Promise is a masterful work of historical f...

The boy in the striped pajamas : a fable —Boyne, John, 1971- author.

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.

The Damascus way —Bunn, T. Davis, 1952-

Julia's Greek father already has a wife and family, making Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class citizens. Then they are introduced to followers of the Way, and become part of that community of believers. Abigail's br...