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    Chil­dren’s
    The Ghost in Apart­ment 2R
    Denis Markell
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    Fic­tion
    Let­ters from Cuba
    Ruth Behar
    Essay

    Gob­s­macked by Medieval Spain

    Gail Car­son Levine
    May 26, 2020
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    Jew­ish Text
    The Koren Youth Haggadah
    Developed by Dr. Daniel Rose; illustrations by Rinat Giboa
    Cover of The Free and the Brave
    Chil­dren’s
    The Free and the Brave
    Tovah S. Yavin
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    Chil­dren’s
    A Place at the Table
    Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
    Interview

    A Reminder for Empa­thy: A Con­ver­sa­tion with R. J. Palacio 

    Emi­ly Schneider
    February 9, 2020
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    Chil­dren’s
    My Sur­vival: A Girl on Schindler’s List
    Rina Finder, with Joshua M. Greene
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    Chil­dren’s
    Don’t Tell the Nazis
    Mar­sha Forchuk Skrypuch
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    Chil­dren’s
    Red Men­ace
    Lois Ruby
    Cover of White Bird: A Wonder Story
    Chil­dren’s
    White Bird: A Won­der Story 
    R. J. Palacio
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    Fic­tion
    Walk Till You Disappear
    Jacque­line Dem­bar Greene
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    Chil­dren’s
    All of Me
    Chris Baron
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    Chil­dren’s
    Anya and the Dragon
    Sofiya Paster­nack
    Essay

    ‘If the Muse comes call­ing’: Jane Yolen on Writing

    Jane Yolen
    July 22, 2019
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    Mas­ters of Silence
    Kathy Kac­er
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