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Essay Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality. Emily Schneider June 3, 2019 Excerpt Excerpt — Gleanings: Reflections on Ruth A pre-Shavuot read Stuart Halpern May 31, 2019 Essay Doppelgänger: Or Aya and Me Ayelet Tsabari writes a “strange, unexpected postscript” to her essay “A Simple Girl,” excerpted in the 2019 issue of Paper Brigade. Ayelet Tsabari May 14, 2019 From the Journal A Simple Girl Growing up, Ayelet Tsabari grappled with Mizrahi stereotypes — and found inspiration in Ofra Haza, Israel’s iconic, Yemini singer. Ayelet Tsabari May 13, 2019 Recommended Reading Diverse Reads for Complicated Times As the culture of hate, fear, and mistrust of “the other” has increased, YA literature has stepped up to counteract it. Susan Kaplan Carlton May 13, 2019 Excerpt Little Rooster: A Story from David Bezmozgis’s New Collection Ten years after my grandfather died, I found myself sorting through a shallow plastic bin that held the accumulated documentation of his life. David Bezmozgis May 8, 2019 Pagination Previous page Newer Current page139 Next page Older Pagination First page 1 … Page137 Page138 Current page139 Page140 Page141 … Last page 491
Essay Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality. Emily Schneider June 3, 2019
Essay Doppelgänger: Or Aya and Me Ayelet Tsabari writes a “strange, unexpected postscript” to her essay “A Simple Girl,” excerpted in the 2019 issue of Paper Brigade. Ayelet Tsabari May 14, 2019
From the Journal A Simple Girl Growing up, Ayelet Tsabari grappled with Mizrahi stereotypes — and found inspiration in Ofra Haza, Israel’s iconic, Yemini singer. Ayelet Tsabari May 13, 2019
Recommended Reading Diverse Reads for Complicated Times As the culture of hate, fear, and mistrust of “the other” has increased, YA literature has stepped up to counteract it. Susan Kaplan Carlton May 13, 2019
Excerpt Little Rooster: A Story from David Bezmozgis’s New Collection Ten years after my grandfather died, I found myself sorting through a shallow plastic bin that held the accumulated documentation of his life. David Bezmozgis May 8, 2019