New Releases by Barbara Cohen

Jim is the only one in the first grade who is scared of The Thing on television. He feels so ashamed. No one else is afraid. He won''t even play Super Heroes with the rest of the class. But when a praying mantis walks on Danny''s arm, no one wants to touch it. Only one brave first grader dares to take it off. Who could it be?

A celebration of the emotional bond between women and their dogs which contains photographs of humour, fun, devotion and also sorrow which exists in these relationships. It includes statements from women across the country of all ages.

Two children try to rescue the carp their mother plans to make into gefilte fish for the Seder.

A book about growing up and ethics and Yom Kippur. for Middle grades.

A skeptical visitor to the village of Nemirov finds out where its rabbi really goes during the Jewish New Year, when the villagers claim he goes to heaven to speak to God.

Mandy has always refused to compete with her glamorous cousin Lissa, but the remarriage of Lissa''s mother sets off a complex chain of events that catapult both girls into unexpected romantic relationships.

A young girl reminisces about the journey from her cholera-ravaged village in Eastern Europe to the United States where she is reunited with her father.

An invitation from a stranger on a train takes Nikki to unicorns and the boarding of an ark.

Two teenage loners become involved in the senior class play which helps them understand the meaning of friendship and betrayal.

An aged Isaac recounts to his grandchildren the story of how God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son.

A German refugee''s unhappiness affords Benny Rifkind a chance to show his family that he has concerns other than baseball and the 1939 World''s Fair.

During the early 1900''s, a young Jewish girl''s loyality to family tradition conflicts with her desire to go to college.

Ten-year-old Sam Green shares a special friendship with an older man named Davy; both love the Dodgers. When Davy suffers a heart attack and lies dying in the hospital, Jackie Robinson gives Sam an autographed baseball for Davy. But even this wonderful gift cannot prevent Davy from dying. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.