New Releases by Johanna Hurwitz

As a composer, conductor, pianist and teacher, Leonard Bernstein managed to fit four lives into one. A nine-time Emmy winner, he composed both serious and popular music, including the well-known Broadway and movie hits, West Side Story and On the Town. C

"Hurwitz''s talent for capturing childhood psyches with absolute veracity comes through once again".--"Booklist". Illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

When he and his family move to the suburbs, Aldo has difficulty finding new friends.

"Once again Hurwitz exhibits her talent for creating characters who talk, act, and think just like real kids. Realistic dialogue . . . and commonplace situations that sparkle with humor combine to make this a fine choice".--School Library Journal. Illustrated. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

What do you do with a mom who never leaves the apartment?

A year after her father has left home for good, fifth-grader DeDe helps her mother cope with the realities of life after divorce.

Roddy and Derek wonder about their neighbor''s niece, who is spending the summer with her aunt.

Nine-year-old Aldo discovers the pleasures of doing volunteer work to help the older citizens of the community and the satisfactions of earning his first money on his own for unselfish reasons.

Increasingly aware of the differences between her family, who are nonobservant Jews, and their Catholic neighbors, 10-year-old Gerry Flam begins to investigate her heritage.