Yona Zeldis McDonough

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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books
  • First Book:
    August 2002
  • Latest Book:
    May 2023
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Book List in Order: 17 titles

  • The Four Temperaments

    Oscar Kornblatt has been a first violinist with the New York City Ballet for so many years that he scarcely notices the throngs of eager young dancers who fill the ranks of the corps de ballet. But Ginny Valentine catches his eye, and when he comes t...

  • A Doll Named Dora Anne

    All Aboard Reading: Level 3

    Kate's grandma gives her a doll that has been in their family for almost 150 years. The doll has shiny black hair, a beautiful painted face, a little trunk of handmade dresses and coats, and even a muff to keep her china hands warm. Here is a sweet L...

  • In Dahlia's Wake

    Readers who love the books of Sue Miller and Elizabeth Berg will be unable to put down this powerful, intensely moving novel about a couple trying to rebuild their lives after the death of their child.

    Rick and Naomi fell in love in college, m...

  • The Doll with the Yellow Star

    A tender story about the power of love in the face of loss Nine-year-old Claudine doesn't want to leave her much-loved home in France to go live in America, not without her parents. But she knows about the shortages, about the yellow stars Jews ...

  • Coffee with Marilyn

    Sex appeal: Monroe had it, all right. And sometimes that’s all people could see: The trouble is being a sex symbol means being a Â"thing.” But she was, in reality, a complex, talented, and troubled woman. You can almost hear Marilyn’s soft, bre...

  • Breaking the Bank

    MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING Mia Saul is down on her luck. Dumped by her husband, jettisoned from her job, and estranged from her adored older brother, she and her young daughter, Eden, have had to make a downscale move to a crummy apartment, where thei...

  • The Doll Shop Downstairs

    Nine year old Anna and her sisters like helping out in their parents' doll repair shop, because once their chores are done, the fun can begin. The girls are allowed to play carefully with the dolls until they're fixed and ready to be returned to thei...

  • The Cats in the Doll Shop

    When Anna spots a cat in the yard behind her parents' doll shop, she is excited. Then she realizes the cat is about to have kittens-even better! And Anna has something else to look forward to: her cousin Tania is coming from Russia to stay with Anna'...

  • A Wedding in Great Neck

    The Silverstein family is coming together in Great Neck, Long Island, for the nuptials of the youngest daughter. Always considered the favorite -- and the object of much envy and resentment -- Angelica has planned a fairy tale wedding to her fiancé,...



  • Two of a Kind

    en years after losing her husband, Christina Connelly has worked through the pain, focusing on raising her teenage daughter and managing her small decorating business. But her romantic life has never recovered. Still, it's irksome to be set up with a...

  • You Were Meant for Me

    What do you do when you have to give up the person you love most? Thirty-five-year-old Miranda is not an impulsive person. She’s been at Domestic Goddess magazine for eight years, she has great friends, and she’s finally moving on after a brea...

  • The House on Primrose Pond

    A compelling novel about one woman’s search for the truth from the author of You Were Meant For Me. After suffering a sudden, traumatic loss, historical novelist Susannah Gilmore decides to uproot her life -- and the lives of her two children -...

  • The Dollhouse Magic

    Lila and her little sister Jane have long admired the dollhouse in the window of Miss Whitcomb's house down the street. Since Daddy lost his job, the girls can only dream of owning a dollhouse as grand. One day, Miss Whitcomb invites them inside, and...

  • The Bicycle Spy

    Marcel loves riding his bicycle, whether he's racing through the streets of his small town in France or making bread deliveries for his parents' bakery. He dreams of someday competing in the Tour de France, the greatest bicycle race. But ever since G...

  • Courageous

    Aiden is the son of a fisherman on the south coast of England, and he's feared the ocean since his oldest brother's ship was sunk by a German U-boat. But that doesn't matter when he and his best friend Sally hear chatter on their radio. Allied tro...

  • The Woodcarver's Daughter

    After a pogrom forces Batya's Russian Jewish family to leave their home and make the journey to America, Batya hopes her new life will offer her a chance to become a woodcarver like her beloved father. But while many things in America are different f...

  • The Blue Glass Heart

    When Sarah accidentally breaks Bubbe’s blue glass bowl, she sets a heart-shaped piece of blue glass on an adventure, touching the lives of children around the world, until it finally -- remarkably -- finds its way back home....

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yona Zeldis McDonough has published 17 books.

Yona Zeldis McDonough does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Blue Glass Heart, was published in May 2023.

The first book by Yona Zeldis McDonough, The Four Temperaments, was published in August 2002.

No. Yona Zeldis McDonough does not write books in series.
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