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    Andrea David­son

    Andrea David­son is the librar­i­an of The Tem­ple-Tifer­eth Israel in Beach­wood, Ohio. She holds an M.L.S. from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Michi­gan and is a for­mer mem­ber of the Syd­ney Tay­lor Book Awards Com­mit­tee. She enjoys try­ing out the books she reviews on the kids at the Tem­ple and on her grandchildren.
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    Zelda Freedman; Silvana Bevilacqua, illus.
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    David Levithan
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    Laya Saul
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    The Secret of Priest’s Grot­to: A Holo­caust Sur­vival Story
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