Here is a sampling of books that will be available for the Summer Reading Book Club.
Younger Readers
 Bagels from Benny, Aubrey Davis
After accepting the compliments for the tasty bagels made by the family bakery, Benny’s grandfather explains that God is really to thank for the delicious creations, causing Benny to begin leaving a bag of bagels for God every week at the synagogue as a demonstration of his gratitude.
 Chicken Soup By Heart, Esther Hershenhorn
When Rudie’s sitter gets the flu, he uses her recipe to make her a batch of special chicken soup, including the secret recipe of stories from the heart.
 Joseph Had A Little Overcoat, Simms Taback
A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments until nothing is left, and then Joseph makes something out of that.
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Older Readers
 Shlomo’s Treasure, Erica Silverman
Sholom Aleichem’s childhood, revealing the influences that turned him into the great Yiddish writer who would give us the story that became Fiddler on the Roof.
 The Journey that Saved Curious George, Louise Borden
The book tells the story of how Margaret and H.A. Rey escaped from Nazi-occupied France in 1940, carrying in their bicycle baskets the manuscripts that would become their beloved picture books about Curious George, the little monkey.
 The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela, Uri Shulevitz
Known only from the book he wrote about his travels, Benjamin left Spain in 1159 and spent fourteen years traveling. This beautifully illustrated chronicle describes and shows a 12th century world as it might have been experienced by Benjamin of Todela, complete with muddy roads, searing deserts, walled cities and mighty seas.
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