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Family means everything to 12-year-old Rebecca Bernstein. Even after a fire destroys their farm and the family must relocate to the bustling city of Winnipeg, Rebecca feels safe and happy as long as everyone is together. But life is hard in the city, and Papa cannot find work. Rebecca"s greatest fears are realized when she is sent into foster care until Papa can earn more money. She is terrified to discover that she"ll be living with a Ukrainian family—Jews and Ukrainians were archenemies in the old country. What if the Kostianuks hate her? Rebecca discovers an unexpected soulmate in Sophie, the Kostianuks" daughter. Normally shy, Rebecca soon finds herself battling prejudice both in the schoolyard and at home in order to protect the forbidden friendship. Fighting anti-Semitism, Rebecca comes to appreciate what faith means to her and learns some important truths about her parents" personal and spiritual sacrifices....
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Molly and Adam aren’t thrilled about their dad’s upcoming birthday. Whether it’s a family curse or just bad luck, the Barnett males have a distressing tendency to drop dead the day before they turn 35. Their mom has a plan, though: a trip to the family’s lakeside cottage. It’s a great idea…until weird things start happening. A problem at work means Mom can’t go. Grandfather’s creepy old desk and papers appear in Molly’s bedroom. A freak fall leaves Dad with a badly sprained ankle. Everyone blames Molly for the accident, saying she screamed for help while swimming in the lake, but Molly knows it never happened. Things go from bad to worse when a strange nurse named Reggie Crankshaft shows up out of the blue to offer his help. As Molly and Adam struggle to make sense of the odd events and figure out what really happened at the lake, their efforts to protect their father grow ever more desperate. This rip-roaring ghost story leaves readers eagerly awaiting the next installment. ...
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Since 1997, young readers have been enthralled by the story of Jade, a 15-year-old girl struggling to adapt to her unexpected gift of psychic ability. Now, all three titles in Carol Matas’ Freak series are available in one volume. When Jade wakes from a life-threatening illness and finds she can read her friend’s most personal thoughts and feelings, she faces social challenges she never could have expected. When she begins to have nightmares predicting local murders, she realizes she has to use her powers for good. A great series for reluctant readers, Tales of a Reluctant Psychic explores both the world of teenage perils and the fascinating realm of the supernatural. ...
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After the Nazi occupation of Denmark forces his Jewish friends to flee the country, seventeen-year-old Jesper continues his work in the underground resistance movement. Sequel to "Lisa's War."...
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It's been a few months since Jade discovered her strange new "powers" — and she's pretty sure that a dream is no longer just a dream. How else to explain seeing someone in your sleep who ends up murdered the next day? And what happens when one of the intended victims turns out to be someone close to home? Jade is willing to use her abilities to solve the murder, but can she figure it out in time? A swift, compelling narrative and vivid characters make this a worthy addition to Carol Matas' acclaimed canon. ...
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During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Lisa and other teenage Jews become involved in an underground resistance movement and eventually must flee for their lives....
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Ben flees Nazi Germany only to find himself in a battle for his life and his soul. (20070331)...
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Set against the backdrop of sixteenth-century witch trials in France, Rose Rivas is forced to make a choice between abandoning her imprisoned mother and saving her own life, or facing the terrors of the torture chamber and execution....
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After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World War II, 15-year-old Ruth risks her life to lead a group of children across Europe to Palestine....
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At age eleven, Rosie Lepidus's main concerns are winning ring-a-levio, going to school, and staying out of trouble. But when Mama falls ill with pneumonia and Papa throws all the family's savings into the nickelodeon business, the burden of caring for her family falls on Rosie's shoulders.
Tall for her age, Rosie is able to pass for sixteen and take Mama's place sewing sleeves at a shirtwaist factory. Her family needs the money. But working conditions are horrible and the factory boss is incredibly strict. The girls are fined for nearly everything -- even talking or humming! Within days of starting work, Rosie hears the buzz about a huge strike of twenty thousand shirtwaist workers. It's the strike that Mama's been working toward for ages: a huge push for change in the workplace. Rosie wants to join in, but as the streets become more dangerous, Papa asks his daughter to return to school. And Rosie must choose: follow Papa's orders...or fight with everything she's got....
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After the murder of her husband, 19-year-old Ros and her one-year-old son relocate to live with her parents. Palm Springs — full of sunlight, small and safe — should be the perfect place to bring up a child. But things aren't always as they appear.
When the father of one of Ros's friends is shot in front of her house — an incident that also lands Ros in the hospital — it marks the beginning of a terrible string of events. Someone is out to get her, and they seem determined not to stop until her friends and family are also drawn in. As she struggles to uncover the identity of her mysterious enemy, Ros finds herself looking for answers in the most unusual places.
In Past Crimes, bestselling author Carol Matas once again asks her readers to question their assumption about the world around them. Are we really capable of fully understanding the lives we lead, or do the things we fail to understand far outnumber those that we do? Growing out of her work in books like The Freak, Past Crimes offers an innovative twist on the mystery/thriller genre, and is a must-read for fans of Matas's work. ...
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Growing up in the South, Hannah believes slavery is normal. One night after General Grant issues General Order # 11, which requires all Jews to evacuate the territory under his command, Hannah and her family must flee a mob accusing them of war profiteering. On her long and treacherous journey to the North, and facing discrimination for the first time, Hannah is forced to re-examine her beliefs....
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THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In 1941, fourteen-year-old Ben flees Nazi Germany with his family, hoping to find stability in Seattle, but when his new friend John, a Japanese American, is sent to an internment camp, he do...
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