The bagel shop of Mr. Belinsky has been regularly visited by a colourful array of devoted neighbourhood customers, but now it is threatened by competition in Mr. Belinsky's Bagels. Featuring beautiful artwork by Stefan Czernecki and a d...
Jesse's project about his immigrant ancestors is due tomorrow and he hasn't started. In a last-ditch effort to find some information about his great-great grandfather, Yossi, Jesse rummages through the mess in the attic until he finds a little batter...
Critics and kids can't get enough of Starshine Shapiro, the huge-hearted 12 year old with a bratty little sister, and hippie parents. " ... Schwartz has succeeded in creating completely believable, sympathetic and interesting characters who care deep...
It is 1947 and Yankee fever grips the Bronx. Nine-year-old Joey Sexton joins the neighborhood kids who flock to the park to team up and play. However, Joey is of mixed race and his skin is lighter than the other kids’. He is seldom picked.When Joey...
Yossi Mendelsohn works hard to help his family survive after they flee Russia to find a better life in Montreal. He sells newspapers and carries bundles from the garment factory. Yossi longs to play "le hockey" with the French boys, but he ha...
Abby makes an unlikely friend in her neighborhood -- her elderly Japanese neighbor, Mrs. Naka. All spring and summer, the two delight in the robins that live in the maple tree that straddles their yards, following the birds' progress as they nest and...
Gwen lives for dancing. When she has the chance to take an intensive - and expensive - course far from home, she knows her parents will object. She also knows that she can usually convince her father to support her. She raises the subject when they'r...
Take a dash of colorful characters, a pinch of danger, and generous scoops of adventure and you have a terrific culinary mystery for young readers.Five cousins are looking forward to their annual vacation at their grandmother’s cottage. None of the...
Ten-year-old Kenny (Kenji in Japanese) worships his older brother, Mickey (Mitsuo), a baseball hero whose outstanding performance on the Asahi baseball team has given him fame and popularity. Despite Kenny's suspected heart condition, he is determine...
Vancouver, 1942. When best friends Esther and Michiko spot the beautiful Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret dolls -- in vogue at the time -- in the local toy store window, they long to get the dolls for their shared birthday. But when Esther re...
Holocaust survivors are depicted as more than just victims in this historical fiction novel for middle grade readers.Inspired by a true story, and told in two different time periods, Friends to the Rescue takes place in Fossa, Italy, a small mountain...