Novels & Short Stories

Rellie Sachs, orphaned of both parents as a young teen, is sharp and cynical. She’s built a wall around her heart to prove to the world that she can manage on her own. But can she really? It takes two global disasters, the Great War and the flu pandemic, to get both Nate and Rellie to face their pain and answer some life-altering questions.

In this fascinating historical novel, talented author Brocha Miller takes her readers on a riveting journey through the early 1900s from the Model T Fords on the streets of Detroit to the army tanks in the trenches of France. Tune in to the courage of two confused young people as they learn to make peace with themselves and those around them. Learn More

Liese Goldschmidt is growing up in a small German town in the late 1930s. Rather than enjoying life like a carefree fifteen-year-old — practicing piano, enjoying music, window- shopping with friends — Liese watches in horror as her world is turned upside down. Terrible restrictions are placed on the Jews in their small town, and scary crimes are being committed.

Liese is filled with uncertainty. Will she and her family be forced to flee Germany? In this compelling historical novel by talented author Ellen Roteman, join Liese as she draws upon reserves of strength and courage she never knew she possessed in order to emerge victorious and sing her own song of faith. Learn More

A country divided: Tensions in the United States reach fever pitch, as the issue of slavery threatens to split the country -- and ultimately leads to the horrors of the Civil War.

A family divided: The Pasternak and Weinberg families have been torn apart, by a Cherokee tribe, by scoundrels, and even by well-meaning non-Jews. Will Toiby and Tully ever meet their family again? Can Dov Ber and his sister Yehudis ever share memories?

Popular novelist Rochel Istrin has done it again! From California to Missouri to the swamplands of Louisiana – in plantations and wagon trains and even on the bloody Civil War battlefield – the historical background is fascinating, the characters are beautifully drawn, and the action is non-stop! Learn More

Shimmy found a wallet full of cash. Is he allowed to keep it? Reuven accidentally ruined his brother’s keyboard. Now what should he do? Eli fell asleep on the city bus. How will he get back home?

Whether it’s about moving to another state or saving a classmate’s life, overcoming fears or learning responsibility, each story in this captivating book will hit home. Read about kids who struggle to do what’s right even when it’s hard, and about the good feeling that comes with making the right choice.

Join the brave, caring, and fun-loving kids in Rachel Stein’s newest collection. You’ll be glad you did.

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Soon after, Shamayim arranged for Reb Meir to move to Canada, in order to help some holy neshamos who needed him there. Beth Leo remained where it was, thriving and growing into a big, beautiful shul.

Now it's fifty years later, and Reb Meir has traveled back to his beloved Beth Leo. He is finally ready to fulfill the promise he made to his father so many years earlier.

Standing before the congregants, who he feels are like his children, Reb Meir begins waving his cane. What follows are some mindboggling events, which produce unbelievable blessings for the crowd, one after another. Then Reb Meir retells the story of the horrific Chevron massacre, from which his father just narrowly escaped. But it's when the old rav is done, and he leaves the shul, that the earthshaking action - in actuality, a climactic battle - begins...

Written by beloved author Meir Uri Gottesman, Chevron is not just a novel. It transports the reader to many fascinating events in our history: Yehoshua stopping the sun, Shaul Hamelech finding a wife; Chizkiyahu Hamelech falling ill, and King Menasheh being dragged in chains.

Read...and be intrigued. Read...and be informed. Read...and be transformed. Learn More

Kayla's talking too loud and too fast. "I was in another educational institution until now, but my parents felt I should switch.
"There's a long, awkward silence.
"What's your name?" Breindy Silber asks finally.
"Kayla. Kayla Weiss." Kayla cranes her neck, casts around the room for a moment, and her eyes light on Mimi, frozen in the doorway. "Mimi's my sister."

When Mimi's atypical sister Kayla joins her class at the beginning of eleventh grade, Mimi is determined that no one guess the connection between the two of them. Kayla, on the other hand, is set on making friends in her new environment - and Mimi and her circle seem to be perfect candidates.

With her tight-knit group of friends entangled in conflict, and academic expectations increasing as seminary applications near, Mimi has enough on her plate - without needing to protect her sister from the class queen or help her find her place in a social scene all-too-complex for Kayla to navigate.

All Mimi ever wanted was to fit in. To be normal.
But what is normal, anyway?
Does it really matter?
And - how much will Mimi give up in order to achieve it? Learn More

“This project is awful,” Hindy said. “But why?” Rina asked. “More work is just your cup of tea.” “You wouldn’t get it.” Rina looked at Hindy’s sad expression. “Try me.”

Rina Hirschman loves gymnastics, art, and piano. Basically, anything creative is just up her alley. School? Not so much. It’s a good thing brainy Hindy Adler is her best friend and study partner.

Hindy is always in style and looks just right, but she has her own worries. Her fantastic grandparents come to every birthday party and school production, but how embarrassing that they’re not frum!

It all comes to a head when their principal introduces the special Finding Her Footpath project. How on earth will Rina add more homework to her already overwhelming schedule? And how in the world will Hindy find a role model ancestor when hers weren’t frum? It’s an impossible project! Enter Rina and Hindy’s world in this compelling novel by Devorah Talia Gordon, as they each find their own way to make the impossible possible. Learn More

For the three girls boarding in the Baums’ basement, Pesach vacation means more than a well-earned break from schoolwork. Pesach also means – going home.

Tamar can’t wait to get back to Kedzie. She misses the youngsters in her Shabbos group and helping her rabbi father run his shul. But it doesn’t take her long to discover that anticipation often bears little relation to reality…

Disappointment lies in store for Elisheva, too. For months, she’s longed for a taste of the privacy and comfort she left behind in South Africa. But a phone call from her parents soon turns those dreams into ashes…

For Rochel, the prospect of going home is definitely less than thrilling. She’s never made the effort to grow closer to her stepfather and his children, and she’s not about to start now. It takes the unexpected to teach the girls how to value what is precious in their lives, and that beyond disappointment and disillusion can lie happier beginnings. Learn More

“Listen, everyone’s a little afraid of heights, but you can’t go through life being scared. The only way to beat it is to try.”

Thirteen-year-old Yitzy Blackton is back! A new boy just moved to town, and the class bully starts up with him. Yitzy can’t stop himself from jumping into the action, and his temper gets him into big trouble. And that’s just the beginning. There are more problems in store when a boy with special needs is in serious danger and Yitzy has to conquer his greatest fear to help him out.

Yehuda Cahn, popular author of VIP and Ezra’s Secret, has crafted another winner. Get ready for Yitzy’s latest jam-packed adventure as he struggles with gymnastics, joins a search and rescue team — and returns as a VIP. Learn More