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• She's a Mensch!

  Jewish Women Who Rocked the World

  Burk, Rachelle,

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  Discover Jewish women in history who made a difference.

• Claudia Said Sí!

  the Story of Mexico's First Woman President

  Cohen, Deborah Bodin, 1968-

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  Learn about social justice activist and Nobel-winning scientist Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female Jewish president.

• Rachel Friedman Breaks the Rules

  Kapit, Sarah,

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  When Rachel is given the opportunity to meet her favorite gymnast, she strives to be on her best behavior, especially at synagogue.

• An Etrog From Across the Sea

  Olitzky, Kerry M.,

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  Rachel and her family yearn for her father’s return home with the perfect etrog (yellow citron) for Sukkot.

• The Very Best Sukkah

  a Story From Uganda

  Nambi, Shoshana,

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  During Sukkot, Shoshi’s favorite holiday, Shoshi and her brothers decorate their sukkah, hoping to win the Ugandan Abayudaya community's annual sukkah contest.

• Across So Many Seas

  Behar, Ruth, 1956-

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  Telling a story over five hundred years, four girls from different generations of a Jewish family are forced to leave their home and start a new life.

• Many Things at Once

  Hiranandani, Veera,

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  A girl with a Jewish mother and South Asian father learns more about her heritage and multifaceted identity.

• Honey and Me

  Drazin, Meira,

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  Eleven-year-old Milla tries to cope with the drama of middle school while navigating friendship with her best friend, Honey.

• Shabbat Is . . .

  Sass, A. J.,

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  Learn about the holiday of Shabbat through three different children who attend the same temple, but celebrate Shabbat in many different ways.

• The Book of Candles

  Eight Poems for Hanukkah

  Snyder, Laurel,

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  A collection of free verse poems about the holiday of Hanukkah.

• The Keeper of Stories

  Pritchard, Caroline Kusin,

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  When a fire breaks out at the Jewish Theological Seminary library, the community comes to the rescue to save the books and preserve the stories.

• Girls Girls Girls

  a Novel

  von Blanckensee, Shoshana,

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  (18+) Bay Area author Shoshana von Blanckensee will be speaking at Foster City Library about Girls Girls Girls, her novel about Hannah, who flees her devout Orthodox Jewish mother with her secret girlfriend for the fabled paradise of San Francisco.

• Always Carry Salt

  a Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture

  Ellis, Samantha,

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  (18+) In Samantha Ellis’s memoir, Ellis discusses her identity as an Iraqi Jewish individual.

• Buried Deep and Other Stories

  Novik, Naomi,

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  (18+) Naomi Novik’s riveting short story collection spans everything from fantasy tales inspired by Jewish folklore to new scenes from her popular Scholomance and Temeraire series.