Carol Matas Books
Rosie in New York City
By Carol Matas
When Mama falls ill and Papa invests all of the family's savings into the nickelodeon business, eleven-year-old Rosie Lepidus takes her mother's place sewing sleeves at a shirtwaist factory, and st...
Read MoreRosie in Chicago
By Carol Matas
When the move to Chicago leaves twelve-year-old Rosie without friends, she is thrilled when her brother asks her to fill in for his baseball team, even if it means dressing up like a boy.
Read MoreIt s up to us
By Carol Matas
It's all Lonney's fault that Rebecca gets a D on her report. Lonney is always causing trouble. But when Rebecca sees Lonney get kidnapped and no one believes her, she has to do something. Following...
Read MoreThe war within
By Carol Matas
In 1862, after Union forces expel Hannah's family from Holly Springs, Mississippi, because they are Jews, Hannah reexamines her views regarding slavery and the war.
Read MoreLisa
By Carol Matas, C. Matas
The city is Copenhagen and the year is 1940. Lisa is twelve years old, a bright, high-spirited girl looking forward to the fun and independence of being a teenager. Then Lisa and her family are awa...
Read MoreThe primrose path
By Carol Matas
When fourteen-year-old Debbie moves to a new town and Hebrew school following the death of her grandmother, she begins to be uncomfortable with the overly familiar behavior of the Rabbi principal.
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