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Book TitleAuthorPubDateReading AgeTime PeriodTime FrameGeographic AreaCountryTopicGenreFormat
The Red TentDiamant, Anita1997YA
A
Early Civilization1600 BCEWestern AsiaMiddle EastMesopotamia
Biblical Patriarchy
MN
A Ceiling Made of EggshellsCarson Levine, Gail2009UMG
MG
Renaissance1483-1492EuropeSpainSpanish Inquisition
Jewish Persecution
FN
Across So Many SeasBehar, Ruth2024UMG
YA
Renaissance1492-2003Europe
North America
Spain
Cuba
United States
Spanish Inquisition
Sephardic Jews
Diaspora
FN
IncantationHoffman, Alice2006ARenaissance1500EuropeSpainSpanish Inquisition
Jewish Persecution
FN
The FamiliarBardugo, Leigh2024ARenaissance1590EuropeSpainSpanish Inquisition
Jewish Persecution
Sephardic Jews
HFN
Out of Many WatersGreene, Jacqueline2002UMGEnlightenment1654EuropePortugalPortuguese Inquisition
Sea Travel
FN
Dear Mr. DickensChurnin, Nancy2021LE
MG
Industrial Age1812-1870EuropeGreat BritainCharles Dickens
antisemitism
NFPB
The City BeautifulPolydoros, Aden2021YA
A
Industrial Age1893North AmericaUnited StatesGilded Age
Jewish Immigration
Chicago World's Fair
FN
AudacityCrowder, Melanie2016UMG
YA
Industrial Age1898-1950North AmericaUnited StatesGilded Age
Activism
FN
All-of-a-Kind FamilyTaylor, Syndey1951MGModern Age1900North AmericaUnited StatesJewish LifeFCB
Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island StoryNewman, Lesléa2019LE
MG
Modern Age1900-1920North AmericaUnited StatesJewish Immigration
Ellis Island
FPB
Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor StokesHochschild, Adam1999YA
A
Industrial Age1903-1933North AmericaUnited StatesJewish Immigration
Rose Pastor Stokes
NF
Bio
N
A Sky Full of SongMeyer, Susan Lynn2023MG
UMG
Modern Age1905North AmericaUnited StatesJewish Immigration
Westward Expansion
FCB
Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its LegacyMarrin, Albert2011UMG
YA
Modern Age1911North AmericaUnited StatesTriangle Shirtwaist Factory
Fires
Labor Reform
NFCB
UprisingHaddix, Margaret Peterson2011UMGModern Age1911North AmericaUnited StatesTriangle Shirtwaist Factory
Fires
Labor Reform
FCB
A Bend in the StarsBarenbaum, Rachel2019YA
A
Modern Age1914RussiaRussiaRussian Revolution
Women in Science
FN
The First Bright ThingDawson, J.R.2023AModern Age1917-1926North AmericaUnited StatesJewish LifeHFN
The PostcardBerest, Anne2023AModern Age1918-2019EuropeFranceWWII
Jewish Life
antisemitism
Holocaust Survivors
FN
Letters From RifkaHesse, Karen2009MG
UMG
Modern Age1919-1920North AmericaUnited StatesJewish ImmigrationFCB
The Love Elixir of Augusta SternCohen Loigman, Lynda2024AModern Age1922-1988North AmericaUnited StatesJewish LifeFN
When the World Was OursKessler, Liz2021UMG
YA
Modern Age1936-1945EuropeAustriaWWII
Holocaust
FN
Anya's WarAlban, Andrea2011YAModern Age1937-1945AsiaChinaWWII
Jewish Immigration
FN
Hidden HopeBoxer, Elisa2023LE
MG
Modern Age1938-1945EuropeFranceHolocaust
Jewish Resistance
FPB
The Blood YearsArnold, Elana K.2023YA
A
Modern Age1938-1945EuropeRomaniaHolocaustFN
Four Perfect PebblesBlumenthal Lazan, Marion1996UMGModern Age1938-1948EuropeGermany
Holland
HolocaustNF
Bio
CB
Just a Girl: A True Story of World War IILevi, Lia2022MGModern Age1938-1945EuropeItalyWWII
Jews in Hiding
Nazi Occupation
NFCB
My Name is Selmavan de Perre, Selma2022YA
A
Modern Age1938-1945EuropeNetherlandsHolocaust
Jewish Resistance
NFM
Atomic AnnaBarenbaum, Rachel2023YA
A
Modern Age1938-1992Europe
North America
Russia
United States
Chernobyl
Communism
Soviet Union
HFN
Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech KindertransportStelson, Caren2023LE
MG
Modern Age1938-1945EuropeCzechoslovakiaHolocaust
Kindertransport
FPB
Out of HidingGruener, Ruth2020MGModern Age1938-2019EuropePoland
United States
Holocaust
Immigration
Jewish Refugees
NFM
We Were the Lucky OnesHunter, Georgia2018YA
A
Modern Age1939-1946EuropePolandWWIIFN
Upon the Head of the GoatSiegal, Aranka2003UMGModern Age1939-1944EuropeHungaryHolocaust
Hungary
NF
Bio
CB
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of WarLobel, Anita2008UMG
YA
Modern Age1939-1945EuropePolandHolocaustNF
Bio
CB
The Girl Who SangNadel, Estelle
Savos, Sammy
Strout, Bethany
2024MG
UMG
Modern Age1939-1951EuropePolandHolocaust
Nazi Occupation
NFGN
Names in a JarGold, Jennifer2021YA
A
Modern Age1939-1987EuropePolandHolocaust
WWII
FN
Beyond CourageRappaport, Doreen2014UMG
YA
Modern Age1939-1945EuropeGermanyHolocaustFB
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six MillionMendelsohn, Daniel2013AModern Age1939-1945Eastern EuropeUkraineHolocaustNFN
When We Flew AwayHoffman, Alice2024UMG
YA
Modern Age1940-1942EuropeNetherlandsHolocaustFCB
Esfir is AliveSimon, Andrea2016UMG
YA
Modern Age1940-1945EuropePolandHolocaustF
Bio
N
Catherine's WarBillet, Julia2020UMGModern Age1942-1945EuropeFranceWWII
Jews in Hiding
Nazi Occupation
FGN
The Last Rose of Shanghai: A NovelDai Randel, Weina2021AModern Age1940AsiaChinaWWII
Jewish Immigration
FN
28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw GhettoSafier, David2020YA
A
Modern Age1940-1945EuropePolandHolocaust
Auschwitz
Jewish Resistance
FN
NightWiesel, Elie1958YA
A
Modern Age1940-1945EuropeRomaniaHolocaust
Auschwitz
NF
Bio
N
Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi EuropeSheinkin, Steve2023YA
A
Modern Age1940-1945EuropePolandHolocaust
Auschwitz
Jewish Resistance
NF
Bio
B
The Librarian of AuschwitzIturbe, Antonio2012YA
A
Modern Age1940-1945EuropePolandHolocaust
Auschwitz
Jewish Resistance
F
Bio
N
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the HolocaustShusterman, Neal2023UMG
YA
Modern Age1940-1945EuropevariousHolocaust
Jewish Resistance
HFGN
Twenty and TenBishop, Claire Hutchet1952MGModern Age1940-1944EuropeFranceWWII
Jews in Hiding
Nazi Occupation
FCB
Mapping the BonesYolen, Jane2018YA
A
Modern Age1942-1945EuropePolandHolocaustF
Bio
N
Briar RoseYolen, Jane2016YA
A
Modern Age1942EuropePolandHolocaustFN
The Devil's ArithmeticYolen, Jane1988UMG
YA
Modern Age1942EuropePolandHolocaustF
HF
CB
OnceGleitzman, Morris2013MG
UMG
Modern Age1942EuropePolandHolocaustFN
Stone AngelYolen, Jane2015LEModern Age1942-1945EuropeFranceHolocaustFPB
ThenGleitzman, Morris2013MG
UMG
Modern Age1942EuropePolandHolocaustFN
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young GirlFrank, Anne1947UMG
YA
Modern Age1942-1945EuropeNetherlandsHolocaustNF
Bio
CB
Hidden: A Child's Story of the HolocaustDauvillier, Loïc2014MG
UMG
Modern Age1942EuropeFranceHolocaustFGN
The Boy with the Star TattooCarner, Talia2024AModern Age1942-1969Europe
Middle East
France
Israel
Jewish Life
kibbutz
Youth Aliyah
FN
Wrath Becomes HerPolydoros, Aden2023YA
A
Modern Age1943EuropeLithuaniaWWII
Jewish Resistance
HFN
I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived AuschwitzKor, Eva Mozes2022MGModern Age1943-2019EuropeRomaniaHolocaust
Nazi Occupation
Auschwitz
NFCB
Code Name KingfisherKessler, Liz2024UMG
YA
Modern Age1943-2024EuropeNetherlands
Great Britain
WWII
Jewish Resistance
FN
The Redhead of Auschwitz: A True StoryBirnbaum, Nechama2020YA
A
Modern Age1944EuropeRomania
Germany
Holocaust
Auschwitz
FN
Number the StarsLowry, Lois2011MGModern Age1945EuropeDenmarkWWIIFCB
They Went LeftHesse, Monica2020YA
A
Modern Age1945EuropePoland
Germany
HolocaustFN
The SearchHeuvel, Eric2009YA
A
Modern Age1945EuropeNetherlandsHolocaustFGN
DawnWiesel, Elie1960YA
A
Modern Age1946-1948EuropePalestineHolocaust
Post WWII
NF
Bio
N
Not Our KindZeldis, Kitty2019AModern Age1947North AmericaUnited StatesJewish LifeFN
Songs for the BrokenheartedTsabari, Ayelet2024AModern Age1950-1995Middle EastIsraelJewish Life
Yemeni Jews
Mizrahi Jews
FN
DayWiesel, Elie1961YA
A
Modern Age1950North AmericaUnited StatesHolocaust
Post WWII
NF
Bio
N
This Rebel HeartLocke, Katherine2022YA
A
Modern Age1956EuropeHungaryRevolution
Hungarian Revolution
LGBTQ+
FN
In the Neighborhood of TrueKaplan Carlton, Susan2019YA
A
Modern Age1958North AmericaUnited StatesJewish LifeFN
MargotCantor, Jillian2019YA
A
Modern Age1959North AmericaUnited StatesJewish Life
Holocaust
Holocaust Survivors
FN
The Prince of Steel PierNockowitz, Stacy2022UMGModern Age1975North AmericaUnited StatesJewish Life
Atlantic City
Mobsters
FN
The Blackbird GirlsBlankman, Anne2020UMGModern Age1986EuropeUkraine
Russia
Uzbekistan
Chernobyl
Communism
Soviet Union
FCB
Right Back At YouMackler, Carolyn2025MG
UMG
Modern Age1987-2023North AmericaUnited StatesJewish Life
bullying
HFCB
People of the BookBrooks, Geraldine2008YA
A
Modern Age1996SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo HaggadahFN
NowGleitzman, Morris2013MG
UMG
Modern Age2013AustraliaAustraliaHolocaust
Post WWII
FN

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List of abbreviations:
Reading Age Genre Format
LE = lower elementary
MG = middle grade (8-12 yrs.)
UMG = upper-middle grade (11-14 yrs.)
YA = young adult (14+)
A = adult (18+)
NF - non fiction
F = fiction
Bio = biography
HF = historical fantasy
AH = alternate history
OV - own voices
M = mythology
S = spine book
PB = picture book
GN = graphic novel
ER = early reader
CB = chapter book
B = book (NF)
N = novel
M = memoir