Your PJ Our Way Books for August
Check out the four PJ Our Way books offered for August!
Check out the four fantastic PJ Our Way books being offered for August! Follow the only Jewish girl in small-town 1960s, read an exciting fantasy-themed graphic novel, solve an Israeli mystery filled with spies and intrigue, or spend the summer with a kid on the hunt for mythical creatures. Find your next great read and choose your book by the 10th!
My Name Is Hamburger
by Jacqueline Jules
Ages 10+
240 pages
It's 1962, and 10-year-old Trudie Hamburger is the only Jewish girl in her small, virtually all-white town. She loves to sing, but the music teacher makes her go to the library while the class rehearses their Christmas songs. Class bully Charlie constantly taunts her about her last name and her father's German accent. When he moves on to a different target — the new Korean American student, Jack — Trudie feels both relieved and guilty. Despite the serious elements, the book's tone is not heavy, and outside of Trudie's school there is a wider community that is welcoming to her family and to Jack's family.
The Lost Spy and the Green Dress
by Alex Paz-Goldman
Ages: 10+
176 pages
Motti, the child of Holocaust survivors, lives in Israel in 1964. Fueled by news reports of double agents arrested in Egypt, he and his best friend let their imaginations run wild as they conjure up images of countless spies sneaking around their town. The story's somber descriptions of survivors' many struggles are deftly balanced by the lightness of the boys' fast-paced and very funny spy-hunting adventures.
The Sasquatch Escape
by Suzanne Selfors
Ages: 9+
240 pages
When 10-year-old Ben Silverstein is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather Abe in the tiny rundown town of Buttonville, he's sure it's going to be the most boring eight weeks of his life. Fortunately, things get a little more exciting when Ben's grandfather's cat brings home an injured baby dragon. Along with the help of Pearl Petal, the town troublemaker, Ben discovers that the old button factory on the edge of town is actually a secret hospital for imaginary creatures. When Ben and Pearl bring the baby dragon there for treatment, they accidentally set a sasquatch free on the town! Thankfully, the mysterious Dr. Woo has left a Sasquatch Catching Kit along with detailed instructions. Between the imaginary creatures, the ridiculous antics of the sasquatch, and the children's bravery, there is plenty of humor and adventure that younger readers will love.
Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish
by Barry Deutsch
Ages: 9+
140 pages
This offbeat graphic novel (third in a trilogy including Hereville: How Mirka Got her Sword and Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite) is set in a fictitious Jewish shtetl (a small Eastern European Jewish village) called Hereville. The heroine, Mirka, is not your typical eleven-year-old Orthodox Jewish shtetl girl. She dreams of becoming a hero and slaying monsters, and is decidedly not enthused to be babysitting her little sister, Layele. Mirka's thirst for adventure leads her in over her head as she fights a magical fish with a thirst for revenge and discovers what is most precious to her
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.
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