Most Popular Books by Sydney Taylor

Meet the All-of-a-Kind Family -- Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie -- who live with their parents in New York City at the turn of the century. Together they share adventures that find them searching for hidden buttons while dusting Mama''s front parlor and visiting with the peddlers in Papa''s shop on rainy days. The girls enjoy doing everything together, especially when it involves holidays and surprises. But no one could have prepared them for the biggest surprise of all!

In the third book of Sydney Taylor’s classic children’s series, Ella finds a boyfriend and Henny disagrees with Papa over her curfew. Thus continues the tale of a Jewish family of five sisters-Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie-living at the turn of the century in New York’s Lower East Side. Entertaining and educational, this book brings to life the joys and fears of that time and place.

Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder''s Little House books will enjoy a citified version as Sydney Taylor gives a charming glimpse at a time when daily life was very different, but family and faith were surprisingly the same. After moving uptown to the Bronx, the charming All-of-a-Kind Family have a new home, new neighbors and new friends. There''s always something exciting going on. Ella misses Jules who has joined the Army, Henny spills tea on a dress she borrowed without asking, Sarah works to win a prize at school, Charlotte takes the elevated train without paying her fare, Gertie makes a pancake, and Charlie is terrified when he meets Santa Claus! And things are are especially busy as Mother has gone into the hospital, and everyone must help out to make the house run smoothly. Generations of readers have loved growing up with the five Jewish girls whose trials and triumphs are as recognizable today as they were a hundred years ago. This fourth title of the series follows the girls as they grow into much more independent young women, and younger brother Charlie keeps everyone on their toes.

World War I has ended, and Ella, the oldest of the five sisters, who dreams of singing and dancing in the theater, is discovered by a Broadway talent scout. It seems that she will have her chance at a theatrical career after all, starting in vaudeville. But her thoughts are also on Jules, just returned from the War, and marriage. Once again a loving family provides the support needed to make the right decision.

A very large, untrained dog comes to dinner with the new next door neighbors and everyone mistakenly thinks he belongs to the other family.

Cocoons is book two in the Evolution of Us series. This series is made up of three interconnected, standalone romantic suspense novels. Rebecca never planned on breaking up with Bryce. Never planned on moving into his house a year later, either. Now, she''s determined to keep her distance from Bryce despite their close quarters-and despite his persistence. After all, getting close to him again could have disastrous impacts to her family''s livelihood-as well as his life. Bryce is just as determined to win Rebecca back, and to figure out why she ever shut him out to begin with, but winning Rebecca back has its hurdles, especially when she announces she''s going to start dating again. After Bryce finds mysterious searches in her internet history, he''s even more eager to figure out what Rebecca''s hiding. When a chance opportunity takes them a thousand miles away, back to their home state of Michigan, Rebecca thinks this is her chance to distance herself from the secret that''s been holding her captive for the past year. But going home means coming closer to danger than she realizes. And her secrets are all too happy about catching up with her there. At what point do you consider coming clean to the people you love? Especially when moving forward means there''s no going back.

For Tara, hating James is easy. Forgetting everything that happened between them...not so much. Maybe it''d be easier if every time she saw him, she wasn''t staring straight into the face of everything she lost. But figuring out a way forward is coming at a steep cost. James has his own version of the truth, and Tara''s not the only one running from her past. But right now, he needs a girlfriend. Not just any girlfriend, but one convincing enough to keep his family off his back for a while. The problem is, the one person he thinks could make that happen hates his guts. She''s also his ex. When James strikes an expensive deal with Tara that solves both their problems, Tara thinks it''s the easiest cash she''s ever made. But spending time together opens old wounds deeper than either of them expected. When a blast from the past catches up with them, James and Tara revisit a version of history they didn''t know existed. Not only is it painful, it''s dangerous. Soon enough, James and Tara find themselves fighting a losing battle-against each other, the truths they''ve come to believe, and the secrets hellbent on staying buried. Tropes: Fake dating / touch her and die / she hates him / second chance / high school sweethearts / romantic suspense / reverse grumpy x sunshine

The further adventures of five sisters and their brother growing up on New York''s East Side in the early twentieth century.

When Jules comes to see her after his return from the war, Ella finds it difficult to have some time alone with him.

The experience of two young jewish girls and their mother, living on a farm in the Czechoslovak Republic after World War I, while waiting for their father to send them money to join him in America.

Throughout the year Danny and his family celebrate Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Hamishah Asar Bishevat, Purim, Passover, Lag ba-Omer, Shavuot, and the Sabbath.