Believe
10 best books like Believe (Sarah Aronson): The Path of Names, Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer, Rescuing the Children: The Story of the Kindertransport, Starbreak, Sometimes Never, Sometimes Always, Touched by Fire, Damage, I'm With Stupid, My Basmati Bat Mitzvah, Mouse Bird Snake Wolf
| Author | Ari B. Goelman |
| ISBN | 0545474302 |
Mysteries, mazes, and magic combine in this smart, funny summer-camp fantasy -- like THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY for kids!
Dahlia Sherman loves magic, and Math Club, and Guitar Hero. She isn't so fond of nature walks, and Hebrew campfire songs, and mean girls her own age.
All...
| Author | Trina Robbins |
| ISBN | 0761360107 |
In 1938, Lily Renée Wilhelm, a 14-year-old Jewish girl, is living in Vienna when the Nazis march into Austria. After a ship voyage fraught with danger from Nazi torpedoes, teenage Lily reunites with her parents in New York and helps her family earn a living by painting designs on wooden boxes. One day...
Rescuing the Children: The Story of the Kindertransport
| Author | Deborah Hodge |
| ISBN | 1770492569 |
This important book tells the story of how ten thousand Jewish children were rescued out of Nazi Europe just before the outbreak of World War 2. They were saved by the Kindertransport — a rescue mission that transported the children (or Kinder) from Nazi-ruled countries to safety in Britain.
The...
The Asherah has finally reached Zehava, the long-promised planet. There, Terra finds harsh conditions and a familiar foe—Aleksandra Wolff, leader of her ship’s rebel forces. Terra and Aleksandra first lock horns with each other . . . but soon realize they face a much more dangerous enemy in violent...
Sometimes Never, Sometimes Always
| Author | Elissa Janine Hoole |
| ISBN | 0738737224 |
Cassandra fears rocking the family boat. Instead, she sinks it.
Assigned by her English teacher to write a poem that reveals her true self, Cassandra Randall is stuck. Her family's religion is so overbearing, she can NEVER write about who she truly is. So Cass does what any self-respecting...
"Let them burn. They're a lot of cattle anyway."
A factory-owner's response regarding the use of fire drills in March 1911.
Touched by Fire, Irene N. Watt's exquisite new novel, explores one family's journey as they flee from the pogroms of Russia in 1905, where the Cossacks...
| Author | A.M. Jenkins |
| ISBN | 0060290994 |
I was surprised by how well the second person narrative fit this novel, considering I'd never really seen it done well before. The book tells the story of a high school senior struggling with depression and his relationship with a girl whose father has committed suicide. While the main character, Austin,...
| Author | Geoff Herbach |
| ISBN | 1402277911 |
Felton Reinstein has never been good with stress. Which is why he's seriously freaking out. Revealing his college choice on national TV? It's a heart attack waiting to happen. Deciding on a major for the next four years of his life? Ridiculous. He barely even knows who he is outside of football. And so...he...
| Author | Paula J. Freedman |
| ISBN | 1419708066 |
During the fall leading up to her bat mitzvah, Tara (Hindi for "star") Feinstein has a lot more than her Torah portion on her mind. Between Hebrew school and study sessions with the rabbi, there doesn’t seem to be enough time to hang out with her best friend Ben-o--who might also be her boyfriend--and...
| Author | David Almond |
| ISBN | 0763659126 |
The imagination of three children takes on unexpected life in a creation tale from the dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean.
The gods have created a world that is safe and calm and rather wonderful. They have built mountains, forests, and seas and filled the world with animals, people,...
| Author | Leda Schubert |
| ISBN | 1596435291 |
Marcel Marceau, the world's most famous mime, enthralled audiences around the world for more than fifty years. When he waved his hand or lifted his eyebrow he was able to speak volumes without ever saying a word. But few know the story of the man behind those gestures . . . Distinguished author Leda Schubert...
Giving Thanks: Poems, Prayers, and Praise Songs of Thanksgiving
| Author | Katherine Paterson |
| ISBN | 1452113394 |
Newbery Medal winner Katherine Paterson and cut-paper artist Pamela Dalton give fans of all ages even more to be thankful for with Giving Thanks, a special book about gratitude. Katherine Paterson's meditations on what it means to be truly grateful and Pamela Dalton's exquisite cut-paper illustrations...
| Author | Beth Ain |
| ISBN | 0545443520 |
Lights! Camera! Action! A hilarious chapter book debut from a fabulous new talent!
Things to Know About Me
by Jules Bloom
1. I am a scrambled-eggs-and-chocolate-milk type person.
2. I have an audition for a TV commercial (which would be great if I were a tall-icy-drink type...
| Author | Vincent Bailly |
| ISBN | 1467707007 |
In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father's barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must...
The Whole Story of Half a Girl
| Author | Veera Hiranandani |
| ISBN | 0385741286 |
What greater praise than to be compared to Judy Blume!--"Each [Blume and Hiranandani] excels in charting the fluctuating discomfort zones of adolescent identity with affectionate humor."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred
After her father loses his job, Sonia Nadhamuni, half Indian and half...
| Author | Farhana Zia |
| ISBN | 1561456985 |
Aliya already struggles with trying to fit in, feeling confident enough to talk to the cute boy or stand up to mean kids — the fact that shes Muslim is just another thing to deal with. When Marwa, a Moroccan girl who shares her faith if not her culture, comes to Aliya's school, Aliya wonders even more about...
| Author | Sean Beaudoin |
| ISBN | 0316203793 |
Teen rocker Ritchie Sudden is pretty sure his life has just jumped the shark. Except he hates being called a teen, his band doesn't play rock, and "jumping the shark" is yet another dumb cliché. Part of Ritchie wants to drop everything and walk away. Especially the part that's serving ninety days in a...
| Author | Sarah Lynn Scheerger |
| ISBN | 0807561320 |
Rose is the wild girl nobody really knows. Chase is haunted by his past. Both are self-proclaimed "disappointments," attracted to each other enough to let down their defenses. When Rose's strict, adoptive parents forbid the relationship it only makes things more intense. But Chase can't hide from...
| Author | Kathryn Lasky |
| ISBN | 0763639729 |
Is the chance to serve as an extra for Hitler’s favorite filmmaker a chance at life — or a detour on the path to inevitable extermination?
One ordinary afternoon, fifeen-year-old Lilo and her family are suddenly picked up by Hitler’s police and imprisoned as part of the "Gypsy plague."...
| Author | Kyla May |
| ISBN | 0545496136 |
Meet the Lotus Lane Girls!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading...
| Author | Andrew Smith |
| ISBN | 1466831324 |
Marbury’s Lens.
1.5 stars.
Note: I have not read any of the other books, not sure if I want to either.
Eh, this is a peak inside Conner's head. It kind of repeats and rambles a bit for me. Really drums the whole aspect of Marbury's Lens. I was almost tempted to go back and count...
| Author | Lee Chambers |
| ISBN | 0986494313 |
The Pineville Heist is a #1 Bestselling Amazon Thriller. Seventeen year old Aaron Stevens stumbles into the aftermath of a five million dollar bank heist gone wrong. Hiding under a canoe, Aaron partially catches the murder of one of the robbers. In the chaos he sneaks away with the money and heads straight...
| Author | Emlyn Chand |
| ISBN | 1622531981 |
Why does growing up have to be so difficult?
Daly English is having a harder time than most. Her future as an artist is unclear, her relationship with her mother is damaged beyond repair, and—to top it all off—her long-term boyfriend is having an affair. When Daly befriends two unlikely...
Just before college graduation, Ina--star of her senior class--made a mistake that went viral. Then, when life seemed like it couldn’t get any worse, she walked in on her boyfriend cheating with her roommate. To get away, Ina ventures to a cabin on a remote mountain, intent on some solitary time.
She...
Grunge Gods and Graveyards
| Author | Kimberly G. Giarratano |
Parted by death. Tethered by love.
Lainey Bloom’s high school senior year is a complete disaster. The popular clique, led by mean girl Wynter Woods, bullies her constantly. The principal threatens not to let her graduate with the class of 1997 unless she completes a major research project....
