Tablet’s Best Jewish Children’s Books from 2023
Tablet’s Best Jewish Children’s Books from 2023: A wrapup of some of 2023’s great kids’ books with Jewish themes. Children’s librarian Rachel J. Fremmer, included novels for grades 4 through 6
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A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan
Authors Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan collaborated to write ‘A Place at the Table’, a story focused on the evolving friendship between sixth graders Sara, a Pakistani-American, and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl. The pair tackle themes such as immigration, bigotry, and dual identities while participating in a school cooking club. The book, nominated forā¦
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Ellie’s Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup! by Lisa Greenwald
Author Lisa Greenwald brings us a middle grade novel with Jewish representation and coming of age at the forefront, in Ellie’s Deli, coming September 5th, 2023 from Andrews McMeel Publishing.
When she hears rumors that her family’s kosher deli faces closure amidst a waning Jewish population in her town, 11-year-old Ellie Gantz snaps into action,ā¦
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Ripped Away by Shirley Reva Vernick
Ripped Away transports readers to another time, when Jack the Ripper roamed the streets of London leaving community members frightened and suspicious of each other. And with those suspicions, antisemitic actions and accusations grew. We experience the story through the eyes of Abe and Mitzy, reluctant friends who find themselves transported from their middle schoolā¦
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