Faced with the prospects of her thirteenth birthday, Natalie struggles to handle the pressures of adolescence, her own emotionally disturbed mother, and the departure of her best friend, Tasha, who moves away after her home burns down....
When Rebecca Samuelson’s father is hospitalized and can’t be with the family at Passover, Rebecca is distressed. She doesn't want to talk to her friends about her feelings -- what can they say except they’re sorry. So she begins a series of let...
After being moved from Yugosalvia to a refugee camp in New York after World War II, one Jewish boy is befriended by a local girl, but when their special friendship turns to romance, their parents demand they end the relationship. Scott O'Dell Award W...