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Series: Orca Currents Double Trouble Paperback Joanne Levy 9781459821330 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 27, 2019

Victoria Adelman is lonely. Her best friend has moved away, leaving her to spend the summer alone. One day, on her way home from a bat mitzvah, she meets Jazzy, her next-door neighbors’ granddaughter. Tori hopes her friendless status is about to change. Later, in her garden, she meets Jazzy again, but Jazzy doesn’t recognize the filthy, smelly girl as the one she met earlier. In a moment of insecurity, Tori tells Jazzy that the girl she met before was her twin sister, Vicky. Tori is sure she can fake being that girl in the dress—it’s only f... + Read More
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Series: The Vegetable Museum Paperback Michelle Mulder 9781459816794 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 26, 2019

Thirteen-year-old Chloë left her whole life back in Montreal, including her mom and her best friend. Now she's stuck in Victoria with her dad and her estranged grandfather, Uli, who recently had a stroke. When Chloë agrees to help Uli look after his garden, she's determined to find out why he and her dad didn't speak to each other for years. For decades Uli has collected seeds from people in the community, distinct varieties that have been handed down through generations. The result is a garden full of unusual and endangered produce, from pink ... + Read More
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Series: Passover Family Board book Monique Polak 9781459818521 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Feb 13, 2018

Teach babies and toddlers about this important Jewish festival by exploring what happens during the Passover seder with this delightful photographic board book. This primer features family and friends coming together to share a meal, tell stories and sing songs, and encourages little ones to participate in this special time. Children of all faiths will enjoy the bright photos and primary text that focuses on bringing family together to celebrate and observe a holiday tradition.
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Series: Miriam's Secret Paperback Debby Waldman 9781459814257 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 17, 2017

In 1930 nine-year-old Miriam travels by train from Brooklyn to her grandparents' farm in upstate New York. Her grandparents are kind, generous people, but they aren't exactly ideal playmates for a lonely girl. When Miriam is not doing homework in the kitchen with Bubby or helping prepare meals for the migrant workers that Zayde hires to help out on the farm, she plays with the barn kittens born just before she arrived. Those kittens are her only friends, until the day Miriam discovers a young girl hiding in the barn. Cissy and her brother, Joe,... + Read More
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Series: The Dangerous Thing Paperback Leanne Lieberman 9781459811843 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 07, 2017

Sixteen-year-old Sydney hates to talk (or even think) about sex. She's also fighting a secret battle against depression, and she's sure she'll never have a boyfriend. When her classmate Paul starts texting and sending her nature photos, she is caught off guard by his interest. Always uncomfortable with any talk about sex, Sydney is shocked when her extroverted sister, Abby, announces that she is going to put on The Vagina Monologues at school. Despite her discomfort, Sydney starts to reexamine her relationship with her body, and with Paul. But ... + Read More
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Series: Subject to Change Paperback Karen Nesbitt 9781459811461 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Feb 28, 2017

Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance at school, which lands him with a tutor he calls Little Miss Perfect. He likes his job at the local ice rink, and he has a couple of good buddies, but his father's five-year absence is a constant source of pain and anger. When he finds out the truth about his parents' divorce, he is forced to reconsider everything he has believed about his family and himself.
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Series: Orca Origins Passover Festival of Freedom Hardcover Monique Polak 9781459809901 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Feb 16, 2016

During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women. Bestselling author Monique Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we are and practice our religion, whatever it may be, is a great gift. It also teaches us that if we summon our courage and look out for each other, we can endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances. Enlivened by personal stories, Passover reminds us t... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Bagels on Board Paperback Joan Betty Stuchner 9781459806955 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Oct 06, 2015

All aboard! The Bernsteins are heading off on a cruise, and Aunt Sharon offers to take care of the family pets, Lox (the fish), Creamcheese (the cat) and Bagels, an energetic puppy with a talent for escaping. Trouble is, Bagels is up to his usual disappearing act. When he turns up unexpectedly on the cruise ship, Josh and his little sister, Becky, must keep Bagels hidden. But when an onboard mystery begins to unfold involving two potential spies and a mysterious woman with a secret envelope, Bagels just might be able to help crack the case! Bag... + Read More
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Series: Secrets Stones on a Grave Paperback Kathy Kacer 9781459806597 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 29, 2015

Sara has never been out of the tiny town of Hope, Ontario, where she has been in an orphanage all her life. After a fire destroys the orphanage, clues about her parentage—a medical certificate and a Star of David—lead her to Germany. Despite her fears—she doesn’t speak the language, she knows no one in Germany, and she’s never been on an airplane—Sara arrives in Germany determined to explore her newly discovered Jewish heritage and solve the mystery of her parentage. What she encounters is a country still dealing with the aftermath of the Holoc... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Bagels the Brave Paperback Joan Betty Stuchner 9781459804937 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 May 01, 2015

In this sequel to Bagels Come Home, Josh, his younger sister, Becky, their parents and Bagels head off on a three-day trip to Sasquatch Lake. But the vacation gets off to a rocky start. The cabin is a bit more “rustic” than advertised, with a few too many holes in the roof. Then Josh starts catching glimpses of a hairy figure in the woods nearby. When household items begin disappearing, from pickles to pj’s to Becky’s birthday cake, the family heads out to investigate, with Bagels in the lead. Who’s behind the mysterious happenings at Sasquatch... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Bagels Come Home Paperback Joan Betty Stuchner 9781459803466 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 May 01, 2014

When eight-year-old Josh and his family adopt an energetic puppy with a big personality and a talent for escaping, everyone is sure that obedience school will teach him good manners. But Bagels turns out to be a bigger handful than anyone predicted. He gets into the laundry, the groceries and the neighbor’s koi pond. He even gets expelled from obedience school. Josh and his little sister, Becky, are worried that if Bagels doesn’t shape up, their parents will send him back to the shelter. Can Bagels redeem himself before it’s too late?
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Series: Lauren Yanofsky Hates the Holocaust Paperback Leanne Lieberman 9781459801097 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Apr 01, 2013

Lauren Yanofsky doesn't want to be Jewish anymore. Her father, a noted Holocaust historian, keeps giving her Holocaust memoirs to read, and her mother doesn't understand why Lauren hates the idea of Jewish youth camps and family vacations to Holocaust memorials. But when Lauren sees some of her friends—including Jesse, a cute boy she likes—playing Nazi war games, she is faced with a terrible choice: betray her friends or betray her heritage. Told with engaging humor, Lauren Yanofsky Hates the Holocaust isn't simply about making tough moral cho... + Read More
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Series: Can Hens Give Milk? Paperback Joan Betty Stuchner 9781459804272 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Mar 01, 2013

Tova lives with her family on a small farm in the famous town of Chelm, a mythical village populated, according to Jewish folklore, by fools. Tova's farm has hens and even a rooster, but no cow. Her mother, Rivka, wishes they could afford to buy a cow, so they could have fresh milk and butter every day. One night Tova's father has a dream about how to get milk without actually owning a cow. He asks Tova to help him find a way to get milk from their hens, and the results are hilarious. Finally, to the family's joy and the hens' relief, the probl... + Read More
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Series: Room Enough for Daisy Hardcover Debby Waldman 9781554692552 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 01, 2011

Daisy has more toys than she knows what to do with. In this story, inspired by an Eastern European folktale about a house that's too small, Daisy thinks she needs a bigger bedroom for all the gifts on her birthday list. Her clever mom helps her realize less is more, and Daisy decides to donate many of her things to a Mitzvah Day rummage sale. In the process, Daisy learns about sharing and the satisfaction that comes from choosing what's important.
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Series: Kishka for Koppel Hardcover Aubrey Davis 9781554692996 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 01, 2011

In this fresh take on a classic tale, a magic meat grinder helps a poor Jewish couple learn a little gratitude after the three wishes it grants them go awry. A cautionary story that questions today's consumerism and excessiveness, Kishka for Koppel, like the best folktales, can help children and adults alike to look both beyond and within.
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Series: The Book of Trees Paperback Leanne Lieberman 9781554692651 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Nov 01, 2010

When Mia, a Jewish teenager from Ontario, goes to Israel to spend the summer studying at a yeshiva, or seminary, she wants to connect with the land and deepen her understanding of Judaism. However, Mia's summer plans go astray when she falls in love with a non-Jewish tourist, Andrew. Through him, Mia learns about the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and starts to questions her Zionist aspirations. In particular, Mia is disturbed by the Palestinian's loss of their olive trees, and the state of Israel's planting of pine trees, symbolizing t... + Read More
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Series: Clever Rachel Hardcover Debby Waldman 9781554690817 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from P - K Oct 01, 2009

In this retelling of a Jewish folktale, Jacob tries to stump Rachel with his best riddles but fails repeatedly. When a young woman in need of help presents Rachel and Jacob with the trickiest riddles of all, they discover the only way to solve them is to work together.
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Series: Gravity Paperback Leanne Lieberman 9781554690497 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Nov 01, 2008

Ellie Gold is an orthodox Jewish teenager living in Toronto in the late eighties. Ellie has no doubts about her strict religious upbringing until she falls in love with another girl at her grandmother's cottage. Aware that homosexuality clashes with Jewish observance, Ellie feels forced to either alter her sexuality or leave her community. Meanwhile, Ellie's mother, Chana, becomes convinced she has a messianic role to play, and her sister, Neshama, chafes against the restrictions of her faith. Ellie is afraid there is no way to be both gay and ... + Read More
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Series: What World is Left Paperback Monique Polak 9781551438474 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Oct 01, 2008

A pampered child used to having her own way, Anneke Van Raalte lives outside Amsterdam, where her father is a cartoonist for the Amsterdam newspaper. Though Anneke's family is Jewish, her religion means little to her. Anneke's life changes in 1942 when the Nazis invade Holland, and she and her family are deported to Theresienstadt, a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. Not only are conditions in the camp appalling, but the camp is the site of an elaborate hoax: the Nazis are determined to convince the world that Theresienstadt is an idyllic p... + Read More
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Series: A Sack Full of Feathers Paperback Debby Waldman 9781551438634 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 01, 2007

Yankel loves to tell stories, as long as they are someone else's. He does not see the hurt that his stories cause, the way they spread and change. Then the rabbi hands him a bag of feathers and tells him to place one on every doorstep in the village. Yankel is changed by what happens and finds himself with his best story yet, one of his very own.
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Series: The Whirlwind Paperback Carol Matas 9781551437033 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 01, 2007

It is 1941. Fourteen-year-old Ben Friedman flees the horrors of Nazi Germany with his parents and his sister, leaving behind his grandparents, his friends, his home. They make a difficult journey over land and sea all the way to Japan and then to America. In Seattle, Ben dares to hope that he will finally be safe. He finds a friend in John, a Japanese-American boy, but then comes the attack on Pearl Harbor and everything changes. Fear begins to grow in Ben, fear that it is all happening again. Where can he be safe? What should he do? He dreams ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Young Readers Yossi's Goal Paperback Ellen Schwartz 9781551434926 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2006

Yossi Mendelsohn works hard to help his family survive after they flee Russia to find a better life in Montreal. He sells newspapers and carries bundles from the garment factory. Yossi longs to play "le hockey" with the French boys, but he has no skates. When his father falls ill and his sister and her fiancé organize a walkout at the factory, Yossi's dream of lacing on skates seems farther away than ever.
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Series: Orca Young Readers Jesse's Star Paperback Ellen Schwartz 9781551431437 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Jan 01, 2000

Jesse's project about his immigrant ancestors is due tomorrow and he hasn't started. In a last-ditch effort to find some information about his great-great grandfather, Yossi, Jesse rummages through the mess in the attic until he finds a little battered travel case, full of pictures, and something else—a Star of David. At first it looks plain and unimportant, but as he holds it in his hand, the star begins to glow. Jesse is in for the surprise, and adventure, of his life as he finds himself becoming the star's first owner, his own great-great gr... + Read More