Books – Page 35 – Janet Ruth Heller

Interview with Anna Levine about Janet’s Books

Author: Janet Ruth Heller April 15, 2015

On April 14, 2015, I did the following interview with Anna Levine about my books, especially my poetry book Exodus (WordTech Editions, 2014).

Autobiography, Books, Education, Inspiration, Interviews, Jewish Families, Jewish Traditions, Midrash/Exegesis, Poetry

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THE PASSOVER SURPRISE, A Middle-Grade Chapter Book

Author: Janet Ruth Heller March 29, 2015

THE PASSOVER SURPRISE, A Middle-Grade Chapter Book by Janet Ruth Heller, illustrated by Ronald Kauffman Lisa and her little brother Jon enjoy collecting stamps. But when their father holds a contest to decide which child will get a new large…
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Books, Bullying, Discrimination, Historical Fiction, Jewish Families, Jewish Traditions, Literature, Parenting, Sibling Rivalry, World War II

books, bullying, children's literature, discrimination, historical fiction, Jewish families, Jewish traditions, Sibling Rivalry, World War II

Review of Yona Zeldis McDonough’s The Doll Shop Downstairs

Author: Janet Ruth Heller February 22, 2015

Yona Zeldis McDonough’s The Doll Shop Downstairs (New York: Puffin Books/Penguin, 2009). 120 pages. In the middle-grade historical fiction chapter book The Doll Shop Downstairs, we meet the Breittlemann family of New York City. When World War I breaks out,…
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Books, Reviews

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