New Releases by Barbara Cohen

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Fifteen-year-old Dinah''s insistence on dating a handsome football star causes bitter dissension in her family because the boy is not a Jew like them.

The Orphan Game

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Vacationing at Long Beach Island, four cousins engage in a variety of activities, including pretending to be orphans, raising money for a trip to Atlantic City, and avoiding a whiny cousin named Miranda.

First Fast, Grades 4-6

by: Barbara Cohen, Robert E. Tornberg

release date: Feb 01, 1988

Award-winning author Barbara Cohen tells the story of a wager between two boys that leads one boy to a deeper understanding of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

When the Going Gets Rough

by: Barbara Cohen, Stephen Cohen

release date: Feb 01, 1987

The Carp in the Bathtub

release date: Jan 01, 1987

Two children try to rescue the carp their mother plans to make into gefilte fish for the Seder.

Even Higher

release date: Jan 01, 1987

A skeptical visitor to the village of Nemirov finds out where its rabbi really goes during the Jewish New Year, when the villagers claim he goes to heaven to speak to God.

Lover's Games

release date: Jun 01, 1986

Mandy has always refused to compete with her glamorous cousin Lissa, but the remarriage of Lissa''s mother sets off a complex chain of events that catapult both girls into unexpected romantic relationships.

The Secret Grove

Two young boys, one Israeli, the other Jordanian, meet in an orange grove separating their border villages and make a secret pact.

Sea Shanties

by: Barbara Cohen, Charles Treleaven

Headless Roommate

by: Barbara Cohen, Daniel Cohen

Recounts twenty-five grimly humorous, always scary legendary horror stories teenagers love to tell, drawing upon established American folklore, with delightfully chilling illustrations.

Roses

When her father steals a rare rose from a florist shop, Isabel is pressed into employment there as payment to the hideously deformed owner.

Bee My Valentine

by: Miriam Cohen, Barbara Cohen

The pupils of a first grade class prepare for their St. Valentine''s Day party.

Lovers' Games

Gooseberries to Oranges

A young girl reminisces about the journey from her cholera-ravaged village in Eastern Europe to the United States where she is reunited with her father.

King of the Seventh Grade

Vic Abrams''s secure world becomes unstuck when his mother reveals she is not Jewish, and therefore, there will be no bar mitzvah.

Red House, 350 West 85th Street, Borough of Manhattan

by: New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission, Donald G. Presa, Barbara Cohen

Queen for a Day

Twelve-year-old Gertie''s difficult life with her stern grandmother and two selfish, young aunts is eased when a new boarder comes to stay.

Unicorns in the Rain

An invitation from a stranger on a train takes Nikki to unicorns and the boarding of an ark.

Fat Jack

Two teenage loners become involved in the senior class play which helps them understand the meaning of friendship and betrayal.

I Am Joseph

Retells the Biblical story of Joseph, from his viewpoint, relating how he was sold into slavery and became the Egyptian Pharaoh''s adviser.

R, My Name is Rosie

Feeling neglected by her innkeeper mother, Rosie reveals her feelings and dreams in a fantasy world called the Land of Three Roses which she and her bartender friend create together.

The Binding of Isaac

An aged Isaac recounts to his grandchildren the story of how God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son.

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