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1) Ivanhoe
Author
Lexile measure
1410L
Language
English
Description
In 1194 the Saxon knight Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to a chaotic England ruled by the enemies of the absent King Richard the Lion-Hearted and finds himself disowned and dishonored, forced to fight for his name and the people he loves.
Author
Language
English
Description
The classic epic of chivalry and courtly love features the disinherited knight Ivanhoe, his fair lady Rowena, and such larger-than-life characters as Richard the Lion-Hearted and Robin Hood. This novel of the Crusades, chivalry, and courtly love not only recreates history, but made history as well.
3) Dodger
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1210L
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In an alternative version of Victorian London, a seventeen-year-old Dodger, a cunning and cheeky street urchin, unexpectedly rises in life when he saves a mysterious girl, meets Charles Dickens, and unintentionally puts a stop to the murders of Sweeny Todd"--
Author
Series
Operation kinderspion volume 1
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
438 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
It's not just a thousand miles that separates Hanna Majewski from her younger sister, Stefa. There is another gulf--between the traditional Jewish ways that Hanna chose to leave behind in Warsaw, and her new, independent life in London. But as autumn of 1940 draws near, Germany begins a savage aerial bombing campaign in England, killing and displacing tens of thousands. Hanna, who narrowly escapes death, is recruited as a spy in an undercover operation...
7) The list
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Winner of a Jewish National Book Award for his previous book, Walking Israel, NBC Special Correspondent Martin Fletcher uses meticulous research and his own family's history in this stunning novel. Dramatizing explosive events in London and Palestine in the years directly following World War II, The List follows the lives of Edith and Georg, Austrian refugees who are expecting their first baby in a world unfriendly to Jews. Anti-Semitism sweeps across...
Author
Publisher
Neon Hemlock Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
90 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the 1920s gothic comedy Uncommon Charm, bright young socialite Julia and shy Jewish magician Simon decide they aren't beholden to their families' unhappy history. Together they confront such horrors as murdered ghosts, alive children, magic philosophy, a milieu that slides far too easily into surrealist metaphor, and, worst of all, serious adult conversation" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau realizes her only means of escape is to advertise her services as a domestic servant in England. Fate brings her ad to the attention of Christopher Rivers, handsome scion of the aristocratic Rivers family and master of Tyneford. An anxious Elise arrives at Tyneford and immediately falls under its spell. When Christopher's young son, Kit, returns home,...
10) Kalooki nights
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster ed.
Physical Desc
450 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Synopsis currently unavailable.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
442 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Benjamin Weaver is an outsider in eighteenth-century London: a Jew among Christians; a ruffian among aristocrats; a retired pugilist who, hired by London's gentry, travels through the criminal underworld in pursuit of debtors and thieves.
In A Conspiracy of Paper, Weaver investigates a crime of the most personal sort: the mysterious death of his estranged father, a notorious stockjobber. To find the answers, Weaver must contend with a desperate prostitute...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
378 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
London, 1832: Isabelle Lira may be in distress, but she's no damsel. Since her father's death, his former partners have sought to oust her from their joint equity business. Her only choice is to marry--and fast--to a powerful ally outside the respected Berab family's sphere of influence. Only finding the right spouse will require casting a wide net. So she'll host a series of festivals, to which every eligible Jewish man is invited. Once, Aaron Ellenberg...
14) A fatal finale
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On the cusp of the twentieth century, Manhattan is a lively metropolis buzzing with talent. But after a young soprano meets an untimely end on stage, can one go-getting leading lady hit the right notes in a case of murder? New York City, 1899. When it comes to show business, Gilded Age opera singer Ella Shane wears the pants. The unconventional diva breaks the mold by assuming trouser roles--male characters played by women--and captivating audiences...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Before the start of World War II, ten-year-old Ziska Mangold, who has Jewish ancestors but has been raised as a Protestant, is taken out of Nazi Germany on one of the Kindertransport trains, to live in London with a Jewish family, where she learns about Judaism and endures the hardships of war while attempting to keep in touch with her parents, who are trying to survive in Holland.
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
viii, 339 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on the true story of Ida and Louise Cook, British sisters who smuggled valuables out of 1930s Nazi Germany to finance a daring, secret operation to help Jews find hope for a new life in England. British sisters Ida and Louise Cook enjoy their quiet, unassuming lives in south London. Ida writes romance novels, and Louise works as a secretary. In the evenings, the sisters indulge in their shared love for opera, saving their money to buy records...
Author
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"At first glance, Austrian opera singer Elsa Mayer-Braun has little in common with the young English typist she encounters on tour. Yet she and Hattie Featherstone forge an instant connection--and strike a dangerous alliance. Using their friendship as a cover, they form a secret society with a daring goal: to rescue as many Jews as possible from Nazi persecution. Though the war's outbreak threatens Elsa and Hattie's network, their efforts attract...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a modern re-imagining of Shakespeare's Shylock--Simon Strulovitch, riddled with grief after the death of his wife, struggles with his daughter Beatrice's betrayal of family and his daughter Jessica's rejection of her Jewish roots.
20) Bonfire night
Author
Publisher
John Scognamiglio Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A press photographer in 1936 London attends an anti-fascism protest in East London where she befriends a brilliant Jewish medical student and is exposed to the dangers and demands of his world ahead of World War II.