Jewish Heritage Month

Celebrate Canadian Jewish Heritage Month by choosing one of our recommended reads. For all ages.

Updated April 27, 2026
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La carte postale : roman
Berest, Anne
Audiobook

En 2003, l'ecrivaine recoit une carte postale anonyme sur laquelle sont notes les prenoms des grands-parents de sa mere, de sa tante et de son oncle, morts a Auschwitz en 1942. Elle enquete pour decouvrir l'auteur de cette missive et plonge dans l'histoire de sa famille maternelle, les Rabinovitch, et de sa grand-mere Myriam qui a echappe a la deportation.

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The postcard
Berest, Anne
Audiobook

Also available in eBook or eAudiobook formats.

3

Girl in the blue coat
Hesse, Monica
Paper Book
Mejor libro juvenil del 2016, de acuerdo a Entertainment Weekly, Booklist y la Biblioteca Pública de New York Ganador en 2017 del Premio Edgar a la Mejor Novela de Misterio Juvenil Incluido por las librerías indies en su lista Mejores Libros Juveniles de 2017
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

4

Une fille au manteau bleu
Hesse, Monica
Paper Book
Mejor libro juvenil del 2016, de acuerdo a Entertainment Weekly, Booklist y la Biblioteca Pública de New York Ganador en 2017 del Premio Edgar a la Mejor Novela de Misterio Juvenil Incluido por las librerías indies en su lista Mejores Libros Juveniles de 2017

Aussi disponble en format numerique.

5

Honey and me
Drazin, Meira
Paper Book
Fans of Judy Blume, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, and The Penderwicks will love this funny, charismatic story of a Jewish girl striving to forge her own identity in the shadow of her fearless best friend. **A 2023 Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book!** **A...

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Rising
Ludwig, Sidura
Paper Book
An Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor Book A quiet, joyful story celebrating a Jewish mother's tradition of making challah with her child merges a lyrical text with stunning illustrations--and includes the author's favorite recipe. Melt into the...

Canadian author.

7

Last Known Address: The Stumbling Stones of Europe
Kacer, Kathy
Paper Book
Embedded into the cobblestones of Europe are Stolpersteine--stumbling stones. Carefully hand-chiseled with names and dates, these small, brass plaques make up the largest monument to the Holocaust in the world. Today, you can find over 100,000 stones across Europe. The Stumbling...

Canadian author.


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