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  • Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past

    The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948

    by Carol Matas ...
    Series series Dear Canada
    A young Jewish girl recounts her experiences during a horrifying time in recent history.As Rose begins her diary, she is in her third home since coming to Winnipeg. Traumatized by her experiences in the Holocaust, she struggles to connect with others, and above all, to trust again.When her new guardian, Saul, tries to get Rose to deal with what happened to her during the war, she begins writing in ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Dear Canada: Turned Away

    by Carol Matas ...
    This dramatic story tells of 11-year-old Devorah's efforts to help her cousin and pen pal Sarah emigrate from Paris before the Nazis deport the Jews to internment camps.Devorah learns that 5,000 Jewish children in France have visas to leave the country, but the Canadian government will not let them in, leading Devorah to desperately lobby the government to change its policies. Turned Away ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • I Am Canada: Behind Enemy Lines

    World War II, Sam Frederiksen, Nazi-Occupied Europe, 1944

    by Carol Matas ...
    Series series I Am Canada
    A young WWII gunner from the Prairies sees the horrors of war firsthand when he is captured by the Gestapo.Eighteen-year-old Sam Frederiksen has come a long way from the Prairies. Trained to be a gunner in a Lancaster bomber during WWII, he is shot down over France. Battered and bruised, he does survive, and joins forces with the French Resistance... only to be betrayed by one of its members. He ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Dear Canada: Footsteps In the Snow

    by Carol Matas ...
    Isobel thinks that she and her family will find their fortune in Canada. But Isobel's mother dies before they even cross the ocean, and other misfortunes follow their every step. Isobel's family and the other Selkirk Settlers, caught in the fur-trading rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company, cannot even start to build when they do reach their destination. The harsh climate, and escalating ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Audiobook

    Daniel’s Story

    by Carol Matas ...
    Narrated by Daniel Carpenter-Gold ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 22 min

    Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the Nazis came to power in 1933. He can still picture once being happy and safe, but memories of those days are fading as he and his family face the dangers threatening Jews in Hitler’s Germany in the late 1930s. No longer able to practice their religion, vote, own property, or even work, Daniel’s family is forced from their home in Frankfurt ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Kai and the Golem

    by Carol Matas ...
    Illustrated by Elisa Vavouri ...
    Rain in the morning makes Kai say, "That's not what I want!" After school, he wants to read stories with Bubbe, but she isn't there. "That's not what I want!" says Kai. Maybe, he thinks, there's a creature that makes bad things happen. Could it be a Golem, big and scary? But maybe things aren't so bad if you look at them in a different way... ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Sworn Enemies

    by Carol Matas ...
    Aaron and Zev have been protected from serving in the czar's army for very different reasons -- Aaron's father pays to keep his scholarly son free and Zev works as a khapper, kidnapping other poor, young Jewish boys to fulfill the czar's arm quotas. Zev's jealousy of Aaron turns to hate when he discovers that Miriam, the girl he loves, will be Aaron's future wife. Zev decides to rid himself of ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • A Storm Unleashed

    by Carol Matas ...
    A gripping tale about a girl and her dog set in Berlin, Germany, during the lead up to World War Two.After losing her mother as a young girl, twelve-year-old Mia is living in Berlin with her veterinarian father and beloved German shepherd, Max. Mia tries to focus on her hobbies, her studies and her trips to her grandparents' farm where she cares for the animals she loves. But it's 1935, and life ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Kai and the Golem

    by Carol Matas ...
    Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!Rain in the morning makes Kai say, "That's not what I want!" After school, he wants to read stories with Bubbe, but she isn't there. "That's not what I want!" says Kai. Maybe, he thinks, there's a creature that makes bad things happen. Could it be a Golem, big and scary? But maybe ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Zevi Takes the Spotlight

    by Carol Matas ...
    Series series Orca Currents
    ★ “Zevi is Jewish, and this important part of his identity is skillfully woven throughout the narrative. This hi-lo title excels in the genre, packaging an accessible, dyslexia-friendly text with a compelling plot and likable protagonist whose journey readers will happily follow. Highly recommended.” — School Library Journal, starred reviewCan Zevi use his psychic powers to save the life of a ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Audiobook

    Kai and the Golem

    by Carol Matas ...
    Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

    Unabridged

    4 min

    Rain in the morning makes Kai say, "That's not what I want!" After school, he wants to read stories with Bubbe, but she isn't there. "That's not what I want!" says Kai. Maybe, he thinks, there's a creature that makes bad things happen. Could it be a Golem, big and scary? But maybe things aren't so bad if you look at them in a different way...Kar-Ben Audiobooks feature professional narration by ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • A Struggle for Hope

    by Carol Matas ...
    Ruth survived the Holocaust and the long journey to Palestine. Now she finds herself once again in a war zone as Israel battles for its existence. Her brother is on the front lines. Ruth and her boyfriend are injured and cannot fight, so they care for children in a hospital. Ruth tells the children stories to distract them and help them make sense of their situation. As she recovers, she too must ... Read more

    $8.69 USD