New Releases by Yona Zeldis McDonough

Irreverent and adorable, Clementine is now in third grade and faces a dilemma. Should she try to prevent her teacher from winning a contest that will advance his career but send him far away, or should she do the right thing and help him? Clementine explores the importance of embracing those qualities that make us unique. This sweet story invites the reader to do the right thing foregoing any personal interests.

A fresh and whimsical novel featuring a single mother in Brooklyn who suddenly discovers an ATM machine that gives her free (and unrecorded) cash; what she does with that money changes many lives—including her own. Mia Saul is down on her luck. She’s been dumped by her husband, fired from her job, and forced to move with her ten-year-old daughter Eden to a crummy apartment. Juggling temp jobs, arguing over child support, and trying to keep Eden’s increasingly erratic behavior in check leaves Mia weary and worn out. So when a routine stop at an ATM turns into a stroke of luck Mia never expected, the results are nothing short of...magical. Teetering between guilt and generosity, Mia takes advantage of her sudden windfall in small ways. She also develops relationships with a variety of neighborhood characters she ordinarily would never have crossed paths with—and turns her life around in ways she never thought possible. Poignant, smart, and utterly captivating, this quirky "pay-it-forward" tale captures the everyday concerns of women everywhere.

When Louisa May Alcott''s Little Women was published in 1868 it was an instant success. Louisa drew on her experiences in writing the novel, but there''s a lot more to her rags-to-riches story. Louisa came from a family that was poor but freethinking, and she started teaching when she was only seventeen years old. But writing was her passion. This informative biography captures the life of a compassionate woman who left an indelible mark on literature for all ages.

Avouez-le, n''auriez-vous pas rêvé de vous asseoir avec LA Marilyn, le temps d''un café ? Ce livre est pour vous, et vous allez découvrir qui se cache derrière la déesse adulée du monde entier : une femme drôle, intelligente, terriblement fragile et, surtout, profondément honnête.

Big-eyed, blonde, and beautiful, Barbie took over the world in 1959 with little more than a white-and-black striped bathing suit and a pair of high heels. Today, Mattel sells three Barbies a second, and children in more than one hundred and fifty countries know her name. Now, on her fiftieth anniversary as cultural icon, Assouline presents the ultimate collector''s volume on the world''s most popular doll. Encapsulating her history, chronicling her fashion, and imagining heer life as a woman of mystery, glamour, and fun, Barbie presents this totemic figure as never seen before - in vivd dioramas of Barbie at work and play and in portraits of vintage dolls and accessories. A muse for children and adults, designers and artists, writers and cultural critics, Barbie remains a powerfully evocative and enigmatic reflection of our dreams, our hopes, and ourselves. AUTHOR: Yona Zeldis McDonough is the editor of The Barbie Chronicles. Her essays, articles and fiction have appeared in numerous national and literary publications. 69 illustrations

Presents a fictionalized interview with Marilyn Monroe, where she discusses topics such as fame, past loves, and her thoughts the night she died.

Refusing to accept the prejudice attitudes of the time, Henry Benjamin Greenberg pursued his dream of becoming a baseball player in the 1930s--ending up being one of the sports'' most celebrated figures and baseball''s first Jewish superstar.

A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.

Biography of a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and patriot who helped write the Declaration of Independence and was a very famous historical figure.

Naomi Wechsler is at home waiting for her husband, Rick, and their seven-year-old daughter, Dahlia, to return home from their shopping trip. Naomi wonders what''s taking them so long. Then the telephone rings. It''s not Rick, it''s the hospital. In a minor run-in with a SUV, Dahlia has broken her neck.

Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician''s extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. There is also a timeline and a bibliography. Illustrated by Carrie Robbins. Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone''s property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long life (she died at the age of ninety-two) and long after the Civil War brought an end to slavery, this amazing woman was proof of what just one person can do.

In this Level 3, All Aboard Reading* title, Kate''s grandma gives her a doll that has been in the family for almost 150 years. Full color.

During the Depression, intrigued by the beautiful dollhouse they see in a house window, sisters Lila and Jane befriend its elderly owner and ultimately have a very different Christmas.

A highly respected mother-daughter team profiles 11 inspirational women from different times and fields of endeavor: Pocahontas, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Emily Dickinson, Mary Cassatt, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, and Margaret Mead.

The transition from boyfriend and girlfriend to husband and wife, while appearing to be a blissful transformation, often involves many different emotional issues. This sensitive, insightful book offers invaluable advice to the couple that enables them to eliminate tension and make their engagement the happiest time of their lives.

Traces the life of a Jewish girl who chronicled her day-to-day life in a diary as she hid in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland for two years.

Presents a series of stories from the Old Testament, including God''s creation of the world, Noah and the ark, the sacrifice of Isaac, Joseph and his brothers, and the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.

Moments in Jewish Life brings together the artist''s personal memories with brief descriptions of the meaning and history of the rituals at daily life and the special festivals that make up the Jewish year.

Presents brief stories of fourteen women who are mentioned in the Old Testament, including Eve, Ruth, Hagar, and Deborah.

Describes the life and career of the famous architect.

Based on the experiences of many recently and soon-to-be-married couples, Tying the Knot is the first comprehensive approach to confrontingrlying feelings that can pervade the prenuptial time.

A guide for adolescent girls on the subjects of good grooming, fashion, and health.

A biography of the ninteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.