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Brown, Encyclopedia (Fictitious character) Fiction Brown, Encyclopedia (Fictitious character) Juvenile fiction Curiosities and wonders Detective and mystery stories Friendship Fiction Jewish fiction Jewish girls Juvenile fiction Judaism Customs and practices Judaism Customs and practices Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective storiesBabay, Michal
Summary: Leelee and her dog perform mitzvahs around the house to get ready for Shabbat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BABLehman-Wilzig, Tami
Summary: Every Shabbat, Jacob and Soosie the horse set out to deliver Ezra and Esther's delicious challahs to their Jerusalem neighbors. But what happens when Jacob is sick? Will everyone get their challah in time for Shabbat? This heartwarming story highlights the friendship between a boy and a horse. Charming illustrations capture early twentieth century Jerusalem and its diverse residents from all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kalaniot Books, an imprint of Endless Mountains Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEHWieder, Joy Nelkin
Summary: A mouse upsets villagers just before Passover by stealing a crumb of bread from one house and running into another, then brings neighbors together to finish preparing for the holiday. Includes background information about the story and glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WIEOlitzky, Kerry M.
Summary: Hannah invites us all into her home for her family's Passover seder. Her diverse group of friends bring their own culture to the celebration as well. Join the crowd and explore the universal themes of freedom, hope, thanks--and delicious food. Back matter includes facts about Passover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kalaniot Books 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Sobol, Donald J.
Summary: Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBSummary: "This guide offers ways for families to celebrate the new Jewish year at home. Because each family is unique, the guide is designed so you can choose those parts that meet the needs and interestes of your family. Each section is devoted to a different holiday, presenting tips on preparing for the holiday and ideas for celebrating as a family" -- Page 3.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Religion RachlinLowe, Mari
Summary: A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything, including her best friend Kayla, and a mother who was once vibrant and popular, but who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOWSummary: After her sister dies in childbirth, a young orthodox Jewish woman's family pressures her to marry her brother-in-law rather than entering into an arranged marriage with a man closer to her age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FILBerkowitz, Leah Rachel
Summary: "A boy and his mom move to the city shortly before Sukkot and need to figure out where to build a sukkah and how to make new holiday traditions in an unfamiliar place"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apples & Honey Press, an imprint of Behrman House Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BERSummary: An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Menemsha Films 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WOMDrazin, Meira
Summary: To Milla Bloom everything seems easy for her best friend, Honey Wine. Milla envies Honey's confidence, her charm, and her big, chaotic, loving family -- especially when they provide a welcome escape from Milla's small family and their silent house. The two friends do everything and go everywhere together. So when Honey joins Milla's school for sixth grade, why is it not as great as Milla...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: Explores the friendship between an Orthodox Hasidic Rabbi and the son of a progressive Jewish family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hen's Tooth Video 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CHOSobol, Donald J.
Summary: The solutions to ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Challenges readers to solve ten mysteries using the same clues as the ten-year-old detective Encyclopedia Brown, with answers given in a separate section.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he investigates such cases as toys missing from a fair, music stolen from a singer-songwriter, and arrowheads that disappear during a campout.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Sobol, Donald J.
Summary: Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Originally produced as individual silent motion pictures in France, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States, these twenty-five short films epitomize the avant garde movement of the 1920's and 1930's. The films are drawn from the collection assembled by Raymond Rohauer, one of the nation's foremost proponents of experimental cinema, founder of the Hollywood Film Society, and longtime...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2005
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1 available in Avant-Garde DVDs, Call number: DVD AVANT-GARDE AVASobol, Donald J.
Summary: Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he investigates such cases as whether a diary of George Washington's mother is authentic, or if a UFO picture supposedly taken by the army is real.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2010
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he locates stolen jewels, retrieves a stuffed tiger, and more. Solutions are included at the back of the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J EB 24Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBMcDonald, Megan.
Summary: A latest collection of nose-wrinkling facts, presented by Judy Moody's encyclopedia-reading little brother, features more stomach-churning scientific trivia that is cross-referenced with related Stink and Judy Moody titles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2012
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series McDonald 2012Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MCDSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Sobol 2007Sobol, Donald J.
Summary: The Sherlock Holmes of Idaville, Encyclopedia Brown solves another set of mysteries with his usual style and resourcefulness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Sobol 2007Sobol, Donald J.
Summary: The solutions to 10 mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the 10-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008