Your PJ Our Way Books for July
Check out the four PJ Our Way books offered for July!
PJ Our Way is offering four fantastic books for July! Discover the truth behind a secret painting, help a young detective-turned-pet-sitter solve a Rosh Hashanah mystery, find out what happens when a kid tries to get rich quick, or learn about the businessman who helped popularize blue jeans. Mystery, history, biography, and more — find your next great read this month and pick your book by the 10th!
Who Was Levi Strauss?
by Ellen Labrecque
Ages 10+
112 pages
Levi Strauss was born to a poor Jewish family in Bavaria, Germany in 1829. Over the course of his life, he would immigrate with his family to New York, make a month-long trip to San Francisco, and open a dry goods company that would eventually sell more than one billion pairs of jeans around the world every year.
Through it all, Strauss was an honest businessman who treated his workers fairly and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Jewish community and causes he cared deeply about.
Readers will be inspired by Strauss's ingenuity, perseverance, and commitment to Jewish values as they read about his incredible life.
Pinky Bloom and the Case of the Silent Shofar
by Judy Press
Ages: 9+
88 pages
When Pinky starts a pet-sitting business, her first charge is her best friend Lucy's guinea pig, Mei-Mei. After Mei-Mei goes missing at a pet show, Pinky and her younger brother, Avi, get themselves into trouble investigating the peculiar actions of a pet store employee. On top of everything, something is keeping Dad's brand-new shofar from making any sound - what could it be? With cute illustrations, this is a quick and easy read that will appeal to Pinky's fans and newcomers too.
Under the Egg
by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
Ages: 11+
352 pages
When 13-year-old Theodora Tenpenny's grandfather is hit by a car, his final words are about a treasure and a letter. Theo's search through the family home reveals an old painting, which she suspects might be the work of Raphael, the Renaissance master. It could be the answer to all her problems. Theo's mother is lost in her own brain, constantly distracted by an unfinished dissertation in mathematics, and Theo is trying to keep the family fed and the bills paid with the little cash her grandfather had. With the help of a new friend, Bodhi, Theo sets out to solve the mystery of the painting, and their search takes them across New York City. Eventually, she is able to solve the mystery of the painting and her grandfather's role in it.
Death by Toilet Paper
by Donna Gephart
Ages: 10+
272 pages
Benjamin Epstein is having a tough seventh grade year. His father died, leaving the family with serious financial issues, and he and his mom are about to be evicted from their apartment. To further complicate matters, Ben's Zeyde, who has memory problems, is his new roommate—and he snores! Ben has all kinds of creative get-rich-quick schemes involving various contests and sweepstakes, but can he really make enough money to pay the back rent? This book is full of fun and goofy facts about toilet paper, however, it also deals with serious issues. This aspect of the book is at odds with the cover, which gives the impression that it is a light read with lots of kid-style humor. While the book certainly is amusing, it is not all lighthearted.
Note: Quantities of each title are limited! If you see another book offered for selection this month, head over to Story Central to check it out.
artdance14
thank you, I received the PJ library book in the mail for my son that I ordered on my account for July 2022 from this selection. thank you for this program of free chapter books for my son, we do would not have any way to pay for these books ourselves in the bookstores and never received these books as a gift mailed to us or brought to us.