Fiction & Novels

Eyal raced over to the rugs and quickly located the boy. At break-neck speed he unrolled the rug Elitzafun was hidden in. Incredibly, Elitzafun's eyes shone from the adventure. "I didn't move or say anything, even when that man came in here and looked all around and talked very loud," he said proudl..

Be careful what you wish for Rookie computer techie Ephraim Freedwald is your ordinary guy living an ordinary life restlessly dreaming of a more exciting reality, beyond working for his smug, advice-churning cousin and dealing with his kids’ meltdowns. But when the happily married father of four is ..

Shadchanus. One of the hardest professions, but also one of the most rewarding.What used to be a time-honored, sacred task has slowly transformed into a game of truth or dare, and Perla Greenwald, an old-school shadchan, is trapped between the winds of change. Rather than stand up to them, she bends..

There’s nothing like the adrenalin rush you get from being chased...Tim Soloff thrives on it. He needs it, too. His fiancé broke their engagement. His career is in a coma. He’s got an antisemitic boss who always gives him the sure-to-fail assignments. (Sometimes he even pulls them off.) This time, t..

A Novel He's brilliant, he's talented, he's privileged. But Yanky Kleiner is about to abandon his shining future in the halls of the beis medrash and pursue a career as an architect. His mitzvah observance has become cold and mechanical, and his once-robust faith is tortured by questions and doubts...

A young, special-needs girl, the daughter of a beloved pediatrician, is dangerously infected with pertussis by the child of a local philanthropist and his zealous anti-vaxxer wife. The community comes to a boil as the two opposing camps face off, trying to reach an understanding without sacrificing ..

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Shaul's voice cut in. "Good luck, Eyal.""Thanks," he replied. I'm gonna need it.Eyal sprinted back toward the cell to find Abu Manuel already "What's happening?" the terrorist demanded."Take this." Eyal shoved the FOX into Abu Manuel's hands, chortling bitterly at the irony of his situation. Here he..

"Why didn't you return the car to Abba in the end?" Efrat stared at her father-in-law's car, bewildered. "And where's our car?" "I'm - " Eyal cleared his throat uncomfortably, knowing he had to break the news at some point. "I brought it in." Her gaze was mistrustful. "For what?" "I'm having it bull..

Three women. Three sets of rules. Abby’s just moved to a new community, and, despite being an avowed introvert, she knows she needs a friend. With her bestie Shifra getting married, Abby’s not sure how to navigate their new relationship.Will she sabotage her connection to the only friend she has bef..

Peek Inside!For all the enthusiasts clamoring for more—as well as for the earnest newcomers in search of inspiration—Rabbi Buddy Berkowitz, master mechanech, is back with a second volume of fresh and illuminating Torah insights.How do we understand Hashem’s promise to Avraham that his..

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Her daughter's marriage is sparkling, while her own feels tired and old. Why can't Bracha view her husband the way her newlywed daughter perceives hers?Spurred on by the report of a graphologist, Riva yearns to shed her mediocrity and accomplish more with her life. But when push comes to shove...is ..

It's a big day for Senator George Caffrey, the driving force in persuading all the major countries in the world to sign a treaty that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil drilling. It's also a big day for Dr. Jeff Robinson, the man hired to ruin the senator's celebration, and w..

Neil Grossman, a successful neurosurgeon and dedicated father, seems to have it all - until he meets the opportunity of a lifetime. Will his frenetic race to the top cost him his family, his integrity, his health - and ultimately, his career? Batya, his daughter, is stuck in the shidduch system..

Having second thoughts? A mother is torn between her daughter’s emotional needs and her husband’s illness. Will she finally be able to right her wrongs after all these years? A thirty-year-old single woman craves independence and respect, but she’s treated like a child. What will..

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I look at Rena, the girl who’s been my best friend for more years than I can count on my fingers.“It’s okay,” I say. “I’m busy tonight.”And then I turn and run, run, run, back to my empty room, my empty thoughts, and cry the night away.Shiffy Muller has it all: a great family, a group of close frien..

"We've got a welfare case here," Dr. Geiger taunted. "A welfare case?" Dr. Loren echoed, bewildered. "A child was injured, hit by a car." "Last I checked, car accidents don't count as welfare cases." "But this is different," Dr. Geiger said. "The kid doesn't have parents. He"s living at home, and hi..

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A Wedding With No Guests?Newly engaged Riki Solomon is planning her dream wedding - gorgeous gown, beautiful hall, hundreds of guests and can't wait to start her new life with her chasan, Reuven Klein. But their plans are overturned, leaving them isolated and confused. How will Riki and Reuven's mar..

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“I didn’t do it. I’m innocent.” Shalom looked Chava directly in the eye. “I need you to believe me.”“I know that.”                                                    &nbs..

In Joseph Estevez's debut novel, Isaac Abrams returns home to Golders Green in London after studying at yeshiva in Israel only to find that his best friends have become irreligious. He takes it upon himself to bring them back to Judaism, but his inner contempt for them only drives them away. A story..

Everyone in Lodz knew the Rebbe, Reb Menashe Sholom Ginzburg, scion of the great dynasty of Lodzer chassidus. Wise, kind, and farsighted beyond his years, Reb Menashe Sholom was the life and blood of Lodzer Jewry. But like the majority of Lodz's Jewry , Reb Menashe Sholom was murdered by the Nazis, ..

Nothing that happens in the Schneider household is normal!What happens when......Lali decides that the pen of Buma the lamb is in the wrong place?...Gila lets Buma loose on Shabbos morning?...Buma tries to invite herself over for a seudah at the homes of several families in the area?...All..

Welcome to Yeshiva Makom Torah, a fictional yeshiva in New Jersey. We’ll start our journey with Rabbi Karr’s fifth-grade class of twenty boys, and we’ll follow them through a jam-packed year.Will you identify with Jojo, a very bright young man, but a sore loser? How about Abie, the self- appointed c..

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The sand was soft and warm, and she kicked at it with the toes of her shoes. Scattered shards of glass littered the beach, partially swallowed by sand. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a broken wooden board; it was black and swollen from the seawater. The grains of sand that stuck..

Pursued on foreign soil, without knowing why or by whom, Ariel is focused on one thing only: to save his life. Together with his two good friends, who have joined him on a kiruv mission in colorful Brazil, he tries to escape his pursuers and flee from the island that seems to have forged a..

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How far would you go to save a friend?For Eyal Gilboa, it's not even a question. When the life of his best friend and longtime colleague, Eli Hadar, hangs in the balance, he'll go to the ends of the earth, literally and figuratively, to save him."But Eyal, remember that my life isn't worth anyt..

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When Ezra Berger masterminds an invention to helpwheelchair-bound children, he's sure he's the only one. Afterall, his brother Gideon's condition inspired his idea, and howmany other kids see that need? How many kids have the driveto set an idea down on paper and see it through the planningstages?As..

It’s true that the Jews are having a harder time than most people in Germany. Sometimesthere’s fighting in the streets and someone calls a Jew by a terrible name. But surely it can’tbe as bad as Opa thinks.Liese Goldschmidt is growing up in a small German town in the late 1930s. Rather thanenjoying ..

By the time I remembered to hide the book, it was too late. Tatte had seen it. A dark cloud swept over his face. However, he didn’t say a thing. He simply backed out of the room.For Yiskah Pehrlshtayn, growing up in the sacred town of Kozhnitz, becoming friends with the Rebbe’s daughter, and picking..

What’s wrong, Miri?” “I — I don’t even know!” Miri cried. “I just don’t even know!”“Shhhhhh,” soothed Yocheved. “Tell me what’s going on. Why are you crying? You don’tfeel like the perfect balebuste? Your brownies flopped or something? I really hope you’re not bawling your eyes out over, like, the q..

When Rabbi Meir Chevroni founded a shul in New Jersey in his father's name, he faced terrible opposition from the angry neighbors. Pursued by his deceased father's directive, Reb Meir knew he could not give up. Desperately, he prayed, "Eloka d'Meir aneini!" - and against all odds, within just a few ..

The judge who changed his mind on the last day of the trialThe businessman who would do anything to save his daughter's lifeThe mechanic who was involved in a far more sinister jobThe End of the Story is a riveting compilation of almost one hundred stories that each contain a surprising twist, ..

Where is the line that divides right from wrong?Eyal Gilboa has been in "the business” for a long, long time. Over the years, he has been forced to make decisions and take actions that some may have found morally questionable. But Eyal has always drawn his own lines and behaved in the most ethical w..

"What's the connection between the deputy secretary general of the UN, the president of the EU, the Chinese minister of commerce and trade, and the deputy prime minister of Russia?" "Is this the beginning of a joke?" "A very bad one, I'm afraid. Tragic, actually. They all died, Eyal. Tonight. All wi..

A soldier gave a long whistle, and as Eyal had expected, another ten armed and uniformed soldiers appeared out of nowhere, all wearing matching smiles of victory. Eyal easily identified their commander by his age and the reverence that the young soldiers accorded him. As soon as he saw Eyal, he aime..

A fast-paced young adult adventure novel! A quiet New England town is the testing ground for a strange experiment, in which all the youth have been implanted with ''the Chip'' in order to track their movements. Hailed as a great leap forward in keeping kids safe and deterring crime, the Chip quickly..

The aliens are coming! Deep in space, an alien spaceship is mysteriously destroyed by a nuclear missile. Twintal Ork and Dwint Splatch are the only survivors. The two aliens, with their cowlike ears and fur-like hair, arrive in the United States and inform Vice President Noah Silber t..

There was a blast from above, and Eli looked up. Bursts of wind from spinning helicopterblades slapped his bangs against his forehead. The thunderous racket of the approachingRoyal Rose sounded like rockets going off in the sky. Eli saw the man framed in the doorway of the chopper.&nb..

With war raging and London under siege, each member of the Herling family must deal with a new, frightening reality. Florrie and Sue, the two youngest, are evacuated to the countryside, where they face the daunting challenges of growing up overnight and coping alone in a frightening new wo..

Shimon and Gabi Steiner are living a picture-perfect life in small-town U.S.A. - until suddenly, they aren't. Dark rumors swirl around them, and their friends and neighbors suspect them of a terrible misdeed. Shimon decides to move the family to Israel, Gabi's lifelong dream - but nothing is playing..

Fascinating History, Breathtaking Adventure, and Unique Jewish HeroismA young man searching for adventure – and gold. Two Jewish children kidnapped and raised by a tribe of Cherokee. A riverboat gambler tasked with raising the Torah-observant children of his late wife. Rochel Istrin, author of ..

"Please ... take her with you ..."In the dark of night, through a secret tunnel, Don Eduardo di Mendoza escapes the clutches of the Inquisition with his family, and a precious bundle … the infant child of his closest friend.Forty years later, the ghosts of his past have come back to haunt him. Can E..

This anger. This anger. It’s making her heart thump so hard that her body aches, and her face burns. Why did her mother not fight for her life? For her child? If she, Bilhah, were a mother, she would never have succumbed to illness and left a little one alone.Why does she care? Why is she so fi..

A NovelThe circle of light shines on the ground of the clearing. There's nowhere for them to run. In a moment, it will catch them in its beam. Yocheved grips Etty's hand, who gives her hand a strong squeeze in return. And it's in that position, looking like two frightened, little girls, th..

Get ready for a story like no other ...As summer camp unfolds and a new school year begins, shy and quiet Mimi finds herself facing unexpected challenges and thrilling adventures.From a crisis shaking up her camp to a G.O. election that puts friendships to the test, Mimi is overwhelmed. She’s always..

Mimi is back for her best year ever!A big year of bas mitzvahs ahead ...A school in crisis ...And Mimi is feeling lost ...When her school announces its big chessed project for the year, Mimi has no idea what she's going to do. She's super-shy and can't see herself doing any of the things other girls..

Two puzzle pieces..." ... A heart-warming book ... Ms. Altein brings to life the contemporary American Orthodox Jewish community, its family structure, education system, aspirations, and direction ... Puzzle Pieces is entertaining reading ... a welcome addition to libraries ..."-- Nira Wolfe, Associ..

Peek Inside!For the first time, an observant Jew has the chance to be a member of a professional baseball team, and not just any baseball team. Pepsi Meyers — an 18 year old phenom with unprecedented talent — is drafted number one in the nation, by the New York Yankees.But a life of Torah is the fur..

A gripping novel of the recent past“When you have a boy from a family like Goldreb practically begging to be meshadech with you, you don’t do anything silly. You call your husband over and you drink l’chaim.”“My husband is in shul,” I said.“So we’ll go get him.” Esther stood up resolutely.I went to ..

Stories that speak to us. Stories that are us!Captive Audience is a collection of fictional stories. Which means that the stories are not true. Except that they are. Kind of.Dov Haller knows people. He knows how they feel, how they think. And if his characters and their situations – entertainin..

Yael Mermelstein manages to mine the extraordinary out of the ordinary, lending a unique richness to the daily lives we all lead. There's something for every age, stage and mood in the pages of this book, which includes both published and never before published materials.Stories as varied as the flo..

What does Hashem, your G-d ask from you? Only to fear Hashem, your G-d, to follow all this ways and to love him, and to serve Hashem, your G-d, with all your heart and all your soul. (Devarim 10:12)THE TORAH has lofty aspirations for us - and it has provided us with the necessary tools to reach them..

Struggle. Growth. Terror. Compassion.Suffering. Tears. Faith.It was a long, long year....For days, the headlines screamed about the unprecedented attack. Terror, unfortunately, had become all too common, but to invade a peaceful synagogue, to brutally use guns to shoot men clad in tallis and tefilin..

A car breakdown on a dark and freezing highway leads to an unbelievable (except that it happened) encounter...A man behind the pizza counter teaches a fantastic lesson in chesed and Divine Providence...A basket of laundry in a rent-controlled project has the smell of Gan Eden....Take a look at the w..

The Explosive Conclusion to the Bestselling Khazar Series!The Final BattleFor seven years, the ancient and beautiful land of Khazar has been racked by civil war. Now, the silver-tongued but black-hearted usurper, Yosef Diaber, has set in motion a cunning and brazen plot to seize total power. Only Pe..

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Meet Madame Chamberlaine and life will never be the same! Creepy noises in the attic? Stuck in an elevator with medical clowns? Fell off a sightseeing boat in France? OH la la! No need to fret, mes petites...Madame Chamberlaine is here! Sisters Shprintzi and Shuly face one hilarious escapade after a..

Will Today be the day?In the quiet, close-knit community where everyone knows everyone, the Fischer family is at its breaking point. Mali and Aaron Fischer are called down to the police station, facing yet another crisis. Additionally, the shidduch parshah for their children..

She has everything… yet she’s missing so much.Gitty is born with a silver spoon in her mouth.As the cherished only daughter of an affluent businessman, Gitty has everything she could possibly want. Yet her father’s remarriage to a woman so different from their family forces her to face difficult que..

Racheli Weisman is a small, non-descript woman, living on the periphery of life. She cannot be the heroine of this book.Her husband Reuven is no hero either, just a young, introverted avreich who has no idea whether the name he bears is his own, who his parents were, and what happened to t..

Ma parks in the driveway but doesn’t get out. I wait in the passenger seat, not meeting her eyes.I feel … yuck. Like, I feel untrustworthy, even though I know I totally am trustworthy.“Ma,” I say. “I didn’t mean to end up there.”Ma coughs. “Naomi …let’s not talk now. Let’s talk tomorrow. In school.”..

In wartime, a spy often holds the key that determines the fate of the battles. And that could be just one lone spy. Europe 5703/1943 At one point during the most terrible of wars, a group of British, American, Russian, and German soldiers unite. In a rare and incomprehensible move, they join forces ..

Nine-year-old Libby fries herself a sunny-side-up egg for dinner — and suddenly finds herself in a strange and totally mixed-up world. Maybe eating it was a big mistake. Eggs aren’t supposed to be purple!In this new world there are adults with gold eyes, money that has six sides, and children with g..

When a new kid moves onto your block, do you have to become best friends?When a flood ruins your sukkah on erev Yom Tov, can you bring yourself to ask the neighborhood know-it-alls for help?On your most special day, are you ready to confront the ultimate challenge?What do you do when your brother ju..

Whose fault is it?Gabi wants to reconnect with someone from her past — against her husband’s wishes.Nava’s new stepmother is ruining her childhood home.Sharon’s son needs her all the time — and he’s a grown adult.A magician, a taxi driver, a shaliach…A girl with a stutter, a woman at the window…A ne..

Tatty lives at home—until one day, he doesn’t.Their wonderful Tatty who fills their home with love, and music from the songs he composes, is suddenly a wooden voice on the other end of the line. A predictable call each afternoon, but a disappointing one.Where did he go? And more importantly, when is..

“Are we still in Kansas?”“No, Uncle Simon. We crossed into Indian Territory a little way back.” “But…it’s a house. Don’t they live in those tents, those tepees?”“Seen some a few years back,” David answered.“You can go ahead and knock. Mr. Woodson usually buys something.”The year is 1883, a..

“The cholent? What was wrong with the cholent?” Adina hesitates, like she’s wondering if it’s lashon hara to say something bad about cholent.“It tasted good, but it was mostly potatoes. No beans.” I thought we had a potato thief on our hands. But now it’s the beans gone missing?&..

A boy who just wants to be popular.A class that can’t seem to get along.A school that won’t stick up for them.And an invention fair that might just burn the school down.When Pinky Seinfeld gets assigned a class project for the school science fair, he thinks this might be his chance. But with bullies..

Simi flipped her blond braid over her shoulder. “If someone doesn’t make the effort to dress right, she shouldn’t expect to fit in.”Raizy shook her head. “Doesn’t sound fair to me. It seems rather shallow.” “It’s not shallow. Clothes define a person.”Simi Fleishman knows what really matters. It’s he..

“Rina! Why am I not surprised to find you here?”“Excuse me?” Of all the infinite unsaid words out there, this is not what I expected her to say. I fold my arms, trying to decide if I should take offense or not.She looks at me, her green eyes meeting my own in a flash of understanding.“I’ve been here..

Rav Elimelech Mintzer, an elderly Yerushalmi Yid, passes away and his Jerusalem apartment becomes the center of a family feud. The nonprofit set up from the proceeds of its sale seems like the perfect solution. Until it becomes a trap…A car accident takes the life of Frummie Mintzer, the wife of Rav..

They say life isn’t black-and-white.And that people aren’t either.But what about when it seems like they are?Or when we’re forced to choose betweenblack and white, good and evil, light and darkness?The choices seem so clear, yet so hard at times….Yehoshua and Rivky; Shulem and Bashi;Ari and Chaya'le..

The chase is on. Meira Goldstein is sure she’s being followed. Her father, an Israeli secret service agent, brushes off her concerns — surely she’s imagining things. But when Meira’s worst suspicions come true, her family is horrified. In this latest thriller from the wildly popular series by Ruthie..

Meet curious and adorable Pinchas Eliyahu. Of course, like all the other babies in the world, he keeps running into a slight problem: He has tons to say, but no one understands him.Except for his 11-year-old brother.Meet Yehuda, who has cochlear implants and hates being called cute. The new kid in h..

Zeldy can’t stop talking, no matter what…Avi catches an unexpected intruder one afternoon…A spunky class plans a most unusual Purim shtick…Two pen pals meet in a most roundabout way…Dive right into Grab Bag, a glittery collection of short stories, 41 gift-wrapped presents for you to savor...

This is NOT a cookbook, rather it's a wonderful book of short stories for young adults--a delicious and nutritious book that young readers will savor until the last crumb! When three friends meet up with Mrs. Honig, wonderful things begin to happen. Over cakes and cookies, Mrs. Honig's sparkling sto..

Fourteen-year-old Aviva Weinstein has the perfect life—an amazing best friend, adorable siblings, and a dazzling pink-and-white trimmed bedroom. But when a family member’s medical condition turns her life upside down, Aviva is determined to keep it a secret, burying the truth under layers of decepti..

Are secrets meant to be kept? Supersleuth Yael Reed is back! She’s newly married and is now Yael Yair. Students and staff at Ner Miriam, her former boarding school in an English coastal town, are receiving shocking blackmail notes, threatening to reveal their deepest, darkest secrets. When the horri..