Seymour, the Formerly Fearful
by Eve B. Feldman
127
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Heights, bugs, deep water: you name it, Seymour’s terrified of it. This becomes a VERY big problem when his Israeli cousin comes for a visit ...
Lucky Broken Girl
by Ruth Behar
163
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When Ruthie moves to New York from Cuba the other kids think she’s not smart because she doesn’t know much English. Just when she star ...
The Woodcarver's Daughter
by Yona Zeldis McDonough
127
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12-year-old Batya wants nothing more than to become a woodcarver like her father, but she’s not allowed to because she’s a girl! Will things be any different for Batya in America?
Shloimie's Letter
by Freidele Galya Soban Biniashvili
46
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10-year-old Shloimie loves baseball, collecting stamps, and hanging out with his best friend, Hershel. Then he accidentally breaks a car window and has to shovel snow to pay for the damage. Will Shloimie ever have fun again?
Mighty Inside
by Sundee T. Frazier
20
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As one of the few accordion-playing Black kids at Grover Cleveland High, Melvin has to find a way to stand up for himself and speak out against the Rat -- if only his stutter would let him.