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Yom Hashoah 2017 | The Whole Megillah’s Top Ten Holocaust Books for Children & Young Adults

In commemoration of Yom Hashoah 2017, I’m listing here my Top 10 Holocaust Books for Children and Young Adults (published since 2010), in no particular order: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman (Balzer + Bray, 2014) Once and … Continue reading

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Two-in-One Notebook Special: The Berlin Boxing Club Author Robert Sharenow and HarperCollins Editor Kristin Daly Rens

The Whole Megillah interviews The Berlin Boxing Club‘s author, Robert Sharenow, and his editor, HarperCollins editor Kristin Daly Rens. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What attracted you to this place and time? Rob Sharenow (RS):  I’m drawn to time periods and … Continue reading

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2012 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop

You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read about the blog tour and all 2012 Sydney … Continue reading

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Association of Jewish Libraries Announces 2012 Sydney Taylor Book Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Awards for 2012 Book Awards Younger Readers — Chanukah Lights, by Michael J. Rosen (author) and Robert Sabuda (artist) (Candlewick Press) Older Readers — Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein by Susan Goldman Rubin (Charlesbridge) Read the The … Continue reading

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Book Review | The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow

The Berlin Boxing Club Robert Sharenow (HarperTeen, 2011, 404 pp.) In this historical novel set in 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite his assimilated upbringing, learns to box with legendary German boxing champ Max Schmeling while struggling with … Continue reading

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