What’s Available This Month: April PJ Our Way Books
Four great books for April!
A Candle in the Dark
By: Adèle GerasHistorical Fiction
Ages: 9+
88 pages
Nine-year-old Clara and her five-year-old brother, Max, must part with their mother and Germany as they travel on the Kindertransport to England. Clara learns English, makes new friends and looks after her little brother while bravely battling homesickness. Throughout their journey, kind people look out for the siblings and offer them plenty of love and support. A Historical Note afterword offers more information about 1939 Germany and the Kindertransport.
Pickled Watermelon
By: Esty SchachterContemporary Fiction
Ages: 10+
144 pages
Molly is nervous about leaving her friends and her beloved Bubbe to spend a month in Israel with her mom’s family. She doesn’t like change, so at first she tries to avoid adapting to Israeli life, but slowly the country and its people win her over. By the end of the trip she has bonded with her Israeli family and is sad to leave. This is a sweet book, full of warm family relationships and appealing detail about life in Israel in 1986.
See more: Why We Chose This Book: Pickled Watermelon
The Lamp of Darkness
By: David Mason with Mike FeuerHistorical Fiction
Ages: 10+
184 pages
King Ahab, Queen Izevel and the Prophet Elijah come to life in this fast-paced fantasy reinterpretation of the biblical era of the early Prophets. In this well-researched coming-of-age story, twelve-year-old Lev shepherds his uncle’s flock, until the Prophet Uriel hears him play his kinnor (harp) and invites him to join a group of prophets as a musician. Lev quickly discovers that his past is far more complicated and mysterious than he could ever have imagined and that his own fate is linked integrally to the history of the Kingdom of Judah and Israel. Readers get a view of the political currents that steer the course of the Kingdom of Judah and Israel during this turbulent historical era.
See more: Why We Chose This Book: The Lamp of Darkness
Who Were the Three Stooges?
By: Pam Pollack and Meg BelvisoBiography
Ages: 9+
101 pages
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard would do anything for a laugh, and audiences loved it! This is the story of the career and legacy of the Three Stooges, from vaudeville to movies to television to internet. It follows Shemp, Moe, Larry, Curly, Joe, and Curly Joe through the timeline of their lives, and describes how the Stooges entertained the world over several decades.
What do you think of this month’s books? Comment below to let us know.
davidml
This program and all your books are great, but consistently are below the reading level of my son (year after year). It would be great if you offered at least one book that was for advanced readers. That is, 2- 3 years ahead of their biological age. Thanks for considering this.