I am happy to welcome back Deborah Guttentag. Deborah’s new novel, LETTERBOX BY THE LAKE (Menucha Publishers, 2026), tells the…
Tag: middle grade
Interview with Sydelle Pearl, author of ELIJAH’S TEARS
ELIJAH’S TEARS: STORIES FOR THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS (Pelican Publishing) by Sydelle Pearl features five unique stories for Jewish holidays featuring…
Interview with Chris Baron, author of SPARK
Chris Baron’s new middle grade novel, SPARK (Feiwel & Friends, 2025), follows Finn and his friend Rabbit as they cope…
Interview with Naomi Milliner, author of THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS
In Naomi Milliner’s new middle grade novel THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS (Quill Tree Books, 2025), middle schooler Becky faces significant…
Interview with Marcella Pixley, author of NESHAMA
In Marcella Pixley’s middle grade novel in verse NESHAMA (Candlewick, 2025), Anna can communicate with ghosts, resulting in conflict at…
Interview with Dara Horn, author of ONE LITTLE GOAT: A PASSOVER CATASTROPHE
Dara Horn‘s contributions to Jewish literature and education are inspiring. I was excited to learn she had written a middle-grade…
Interview with Rosanne Tolin, author of FREEDOM’S GAME
Rosanne Tolin’s middle grade novel FREEDOM’S GAME (Reycraft Books, 2024) follows Ziggy and Elka, two Jewish children hidden in a…
Interview with Esty Schachter, author of ANYA’S ECHOES
In Esty Schachter’s middle grade novel, ANYA’S ECHOES (Lewis Court Press, 2024) Lea is annoyed that her great Aunt Anya…
Interview with Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard, authors of WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE
Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard’s new book WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE (HarperCollins, 2024) illustrated by Iris Gottlieb, features thirty-six…
Interview with Gayle Forman, author of NOT NOTHING
NOT NOTHING by Gayle Forman is the moving story of 12-year-old Alex, who is sent by a judge to volunteer…