Hello all: now I wish my own manuscript had more Jewish content in it! It's well within the "Harry Potter" genre, and it does have a scene where the heroine realizes just how easily Jewish holidays can get swamped by mainstream culture, but her Jewishness isn't really driving the plot. I hope to find a publisher for it soon. Best, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Rachel Haus <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Hasafranim, > > I've been struggling to find books of Jewish content (more than simply a > character with a Jewish name) for the age 9-13 set, specifically fantasy > and sci fi. My own 11 yr old daughter loves the stuff, devouring 300-400 > page books in days. I know of a few books, like The Inquisitor's > Apprentice by Chris Moriarty, the Cure by Sonia Levitin, The Remarkable > Invention That Saves Zion by Yehudit Stupniker. I've bought all that I > can find that are age appropriate, (I've found a few for older teens, but > that is not currently my focus). > > Any recommendations for this age group that would satisfy the "Harry > Potter" mind-set, but Jewish? > > Also, another question: Has anyone read any of the Promise of Zion series > by Robert Elmer? On their face, the books seem like a good fit for middle > readers, but Elmer, I understand, is a Christian writer, so I'm wary. > Anything objectionable? > > Rachel Haus > Library Director > Congregation of Moses Library > Kalamazoo MI > [email protected] > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > >
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