ADL |
One Yellow Daffodil: a Hanukkah Story
(age 7-10) by David Adler traditions ... identity ... survival A Holocaust survivor shares Hanukkah with a loving family that gives him the courage to remember. |
MEA |
Rainbow Magic: Special Edition Series (age 7-10) by Daisy Meadows traditions ... fantasy ... magic ... adventure Publisher comments: Jack Frost's mischievous goblins are up to no good! Will they capture the Fairy's magical powers forever, or will Rachel and Kirsty save the day? title: Holly, the Christmas Fairy title: Trixie, the Halloween Fairy title: Gabriella, the Snow Kingdom Fairy title: Shannon, the Ocean Fairy |
CAP |
A Christmas Memory
(age 7-10) by Truman Capote traditions ... friendship ... folklore A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them. |
KIM |
When Mindy Saved Hanukkah
(age 7-10) by Eric Kimmel traditions ... adventure ... family ... folklore Little Mindy Klein lives with her tiny family behind the walls of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. When Mindy's father sprains his ankle right before Hanukkah, he is unable to bring home a candle for the menorah. So Mindy decides to set out and find the candle herself. But first she has to face off with an enormous, frightening cat. With a lot of bravery (and a little help from grandpa) Mindy manages to save Hanukkah just in time...and learns the true meaning behind the Festival of Lights. |
ZAL |
The Magic Menorah
(age 7-10) by Jane Breskin Zalben traditions ... fantasy ... family Stanley does not look foward to spending another Chanukah with all his relatives, but when an old man comes out of a tarnished menorah in the attic and grants Stanley three wishes, he changes his mind. |
STR |
A Fairy Called Hilary
(age 7-10) by Linda Leopold Strauss traditions ... fantasy ... magic A fairy named Hilary comes to stay with Caroline and uses her magic to enliven everything from trick-or-treating on Halloween to the making of a giant snowman. |