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Not having heard from their brother in America for several months, the five Berstein girls who live with their mother in Jerusalem before the First World War decide to follow exotic Aunt Mimi's suggestion

Hardcover:

9780689307294 | Macmillan Pub Co, July 1, 1979, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: In Jerusalem just before World War I five sisters send their photograph to a New York newspaper in hope of contacting their brother from whom they have not heard for one year.

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An elderly London dressmaker entertains a young relative with memories of the world of her youth, evoked by the scraps from elegant dresses that she has sewn into a patchwork quilt.
By Doreen Caldwell (illustrator) and Adele Geras

Paperback:

9781903015292 | Barn Owl Books London, June 30, 2005, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: An elderly London dressmaker entertains a young relative with memories of the world of her youth, evoked by the scraps from elegant dresses that she has sewn into a patchwork quilt.

School and Library:

9780689309212 | Atheneum, September 1, 1982, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: An elderly London dressmaker entertains a young relative with memories of the world of her youth, evoked by the scraps from elegant dresses that she has sewn into a patchwork quilt.

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Relates the experiences of a group of Jewish young people in 1904 as they journey from their homes in Eastern Europe to the United States in search of a new life.

Paperback:

9780152061005 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, August 1, 2007), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Relates the experiences of a group of Jewish young people in 1904 as they journey from their homes in Eastern Europe to the United States in search of a new life.
9781903015001 | New edition (Barn Owl Books London, July 30, 2006), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Mina stood on the deck of the ship and looked wistfully back at the land where she had spent her young life.

School and Library:

9780689309557 | Atheneum, February 1, 1983, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A miniature community of Jewish immigrants forms amid the crowded steerage compartment of a New York bound ship at the turn of the century

Tells the stories of a young girl in love with her sister's fiance, first love letters, two girls staying in Paris, a young boy at boarding school, and a girl not allowed friends of her own age

School and Library:

9780689310454 | Atheneum, August 1, 1984, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Eight short stories on themes related to youthful romance.

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The rabbit Ritchie makes out of dough in nursery school gets squashed, but Ritchie's father helps him repair the situation
By Adele Geras and Vanessa Julian-Ottie (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780394887128 | Random House Childrens Books, March 1, 1987, cover price $1.95 | About this edition: The rabbit Ritchie makes out of dough in nursery school gets squashed, but Ritchie's father helps him repair the situation

Library:

9780394987125 | Random House Childrens Books, May 1, 1987, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: The rabbit Ritchie makes out of dough in nursery school gets squashed, but Ritchie's father helps him repair the situation

An older woman retells the tales from her own childhood to her granddaughter, handing down the lore of her Russian Jewish heritage with stories of ancient Jerusalem, mythical villages, and more
By Adele Geras and Jael Jordan (illustrator)

Library:

9780679909101 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, September 1, 1990, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: An older woman retells the tales from her own childhood to her granddaughter, handing down the lore of her Russian Jewish heritage with stories of ancient Jerusalem, mythical villages, and more

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Five short stories which describe what it was like to grow up in Jerusalem in the first half of the twentieth century.

Hardcover:

9780060229412 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, October 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Between the years 1910 and 1954, the Genzel children face major decisions and turning points in their lives as they grow up and find their fates and lives intertwined with the ancient city of Jerusalem

Library:

9780060229429 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1993, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Between the years 1910 and 1954, the Genzel children face major decisions and turning points in their lives as they grow up and find their fates and lives intertwined with the ancient city of Jerusalem

By Jonathan Cecil (contributor) and Adele Geras

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745124483 | Chivers Audio Books, September 1, 1994, cover price $24.95

Annie's seven-year-old sister Weezer begins taking ballet lessons, and Annie watches as she becomes a 'proper ballerina'
By Adele Geras and Johanna Westerman (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780679870005 | Random House Childrens Books, May 1, 1995, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Annie's seven-year-old sister Weezer begins taking ballet lessons, and Annie watches as she becomes a 'proper ballerina'

Library:

9780679970002 | Random House Childrens Books, April 1, 1995, cover price $11.99 | About this edition: Annie's seven-year-old sister Weezer begins taking ballet lessons, and Annie watches as she becomes a 'proper ballerina'

Reinforced:

9780606078016 | Demco Media, May 1, 1995, cover price $10.10 | About this edition: Annie's seven-year-old sister Weezer begins taking ballet lessons, and Annie watches as she becomes a 'proper ballerina'

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A collection of stories exploring the Jewish world, by such authors as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Lynne Reid Banks, and Marilyn Hirsh
By Jane Cope (illustrator) and Adele Geras (editor)

Paperback:

9780753450284 | Kingfisher Books, September 15, 1996, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A collection of stories exploring the Jewish world, by such authors as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Lynne Reid Banks, and Marilyn Hirsh

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Vivid retellings of popular and lesser-known fairy tales include Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, and The Girl Who Stepped on a Loaf, complemented by detailed watercolor illustrations.

Hardcover:

9780670866526 | Viking Childrens Books, October 1, 1996, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Retellings of popular and lesser-known fairy tales include 'Hansel and Gretel,' 'Rapunzel,' and 'The Girl who Stepped on a Loaf'

As a mother sings while knitting a blanket for her daughter, the child follows the strands of yarn from the real world to a magical dream world and back again, in a beautifully illustrated, poetic bedtime lullaby.
By Kathryn Brown (illustrator) and Adele Geras

School and Library:

9780689805684 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A lullaby in which a parent, while knitting a blanket for a child, describes the dreams of each of the objects pictured in the blanket

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Life changes for Geejay the ginger cat and his human Wendy after a family with allergies moves in next door.
By Adele Geras and Tony Ross (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780440418177 | Yearling Books, April 1, 2003, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Life changes for Geejay the ginger cat and his human Wendy after a family with allergies moves in next door.
9780552546096 | Gardners Books, July 2, 1998, cover price $5.85 | About this edition: Geejay is a brave and fearless cat - an adventurer.

Library:

9780385900829 | Yearling Books, April 1, 2003, cover price $11.99 | About this edition: Life changes for Geejay the ginger cat and his human Wendy after a family with allergies moves in next door.

Presents the plots of famous operas in story format, including 'The Magic Flute,' 'Carmen,' 'Aida,' and 'The Cunning Little Vixen'
By Ian Beck (illustrator) and Adele Geras

Hardcover:

9780679893158 | Random House Childrens Books, August 1, 1998, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Presents the plots of famous operas in story format, including 'The Magic Flute,' 'Carmen,' 'Aida,' and 'The Cunning Little Vixen'

Library:

9780679993155 | Random House Childrens Books, August 1, 1998, cover price $31.99 | About this edition: Presents the plots of famous operas in story format, including 'The Magic Flute,' 'Carmen,' 'Aida,' and 'The Cunning Little Vixen'

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Daily observations recorded by the family cat Ozymandias--the keeper of the Fantora family files--details the strange yet delightful family members, including Grandmother Filomena who sees the future in her knitting, mother Rosamund who makes potions, and Aunty Varvara--a vegetarian vampire.
By Eric Brace (illustrator), Adele Geras and Tony Ross (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780380975471 | Avon Books, October 1, 1998, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Ozzy the cat describes the activities of the unusual Fantora family, which includes a clairvoyant grandmother, an invisible boy, and a vegetarian vampire aunt

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Product Description: First published in hardback in 1995, a story about a Jewish brother and sister who flee from Nazi Germany and embark on a new life in England. With 25 black and white drawings by Elsie Lennox. In the FLASHBACKS series. Suitable for National Curriculum Key Stage 2.

Paperback:

9780713650761 | A & C Black, January 1, 1999, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: First published in hardback in 1995, a story about a Jewish brother and sister who flee from Nazi Germany and embark on a new life in England.

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Chronicling the memorable activities of the entertaining Fantora family, Oxymandias, the family's talented cat, reveals the stories behind a fascinating gallery of framed photographs, from the zany exploits of Filomena, the psychic family matriarch, to Auntie Varvara, the vegetarian vampire.
By Eric Brace (illustrator) and Adele Geras

Hardcover:

9780380975464 | Camelot, April 1, 1999, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Ozzy the cat relates the further adventures of this unusual family, in which Bianca can bring things to life, Marco can make himself invisible, and Francesca can change the weather

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Product Description: This is a collection of well and lesser-known fairy tales. They include - the "Tinder Box", "Bluebird", "Rapunzel", "Hansel and Gretel" and "Beauty and the Beast".

Hardcover:

9780241135334 | Penguin Uk, June 1, 1999, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: This is a collection of well and lesser-known fairy tales.

Ozzy the cat describes the activities of the unusual Fantora family, which includes a clairvoyant grandmother, an invisible boy, and a vegetarian vampire aunt

Paperback:

9780380793594 | Camelot, August 1, 1999, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Ozzy the cat describes the activities of the unusual Fantora family, which includes a clairvoyant grandmother, an invisible boy, and a vegetarian vampire aunt

Prebinding:

9780613177948 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $11.25

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Ozzy the cat relates the further adventures of this unusual family, in which Bianca can bring things to life, Marco can make himself invisible, and Francesca can change the weather.
By Eric Brace (illustrator) and Adele Geras

Paperback:

9780380793587 | 1 edition (Avon Books, June 1, 2000), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Ozzy the cat relates the further adventures of this unusual family, in which Bianca can bring things to life, Marco can make himself invisible, and Francesca can change the weather.

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Prebinding:

9780613251228 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $12.95

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Product Description: The siege of Troy has lasted almost ten years. Inside the walled city, food is scarce and death is common. From the heights of Mount Olympus, the Gods keep watch. But Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, is bored with the endless, dreary war...read more

Paperback:

9780439950954 | Gardners Books, August 7, 2006, cover price $10.35 | About this edition: Marpessa is gifted with God-sight, Xanthe has the healing touch.
9780152053147 | Sandpiper, May 1, 2004, cover price $10.00
9780152045708 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, September 1, 2002), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.
9780439992206 | New edition (Gardners Books, February 16, 2001), cover price $11.40 | About this edition: The women of Troy have seen their menfolk suffer and due before their eyes.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780807205983 | Unabridged edition (Listening Library, March 1, 2002), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.
9780807205990 | Unabridged edition (Listening Library, March 1, 2002), cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.

School and Library:

9780152164928 | Ill edition (Harcourt Childrens Books, May 1, 2001), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.

Reinforced:

9780606254526 | Demco Media, December 1, 2002, cover price $15.60 | About this edition: Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.

Prebinding:

9781435297166 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 5, 2008), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The siege of Troy has lasted almost ten years.
9780613552240 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.

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Retells the ballet story of a beautiful princess who, because of the wicked Corabosse's spell, must sleep for 100 years until handsome Prince Florimund awakens her with his kiss.

Hardcover:

9781862332461 | D & C Childrens Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Retells the ballet story of a beautiful princess who, because of the wicked Corabosse's spell, must sleep for 100 years until handsome Prince Florimund awakens her with his kiss.

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Retells the ballet story of the trusting village girl Giselle who does not believe that Loys, the man she loves, is Count Albrecht in disguise and ready to marry another woman.

Hardcover:

9781862332263 | D & C Childrens Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Retells the ballet story of the trusting village girl Giselle who does not believe that Loys, the man she loves, is Count Albrecht in disguise and ready to marry another woman.

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The ginger kitten is determined to find just the perfect place to take a rest and so goes all about the house searching locations until he finds the best spot, a warm and welcoming lap.
By Adele Geras and Catherine Walters (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780525467717 | Dutton Childrens Books, May 1, 2001, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Ginger Kitten tries to find someplace to take a nice nap, but the wooden chair is too hard and the mat is too prickly, so he keeps looking until finally he finds the perfect place.

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