Jan Slepian Books

The Alfred Summer

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Four preteen outcasts, two of them handicapped, learn lessons in courage and perseverance when they join forces to build a boat

A fourteen-year-old resents her exile to her grandmother's for the summer while her parents arrange their divorce, but her friendship with a neighbor and the secret they uncover help her come to te...

Lester's Turn

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When 16-year-old Lester, himself a victim of cerebral palsy, takes his retarded friend from the hospital for the weekend, tragedy ensues, forcing Lester to examine the real meaning of their relatio...

Something beyond paradise

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Reluctantly tied in Hawaii to an unhappy mother and a grandmother with a fading memory, Franny, age 17, longs for a dance career, and when her friend Akiko joins a group promising instant bliss, an...

The Broccoli tapes

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During a stay of several months in Hawaii with her family, Sara reports her experiences by tape back to her sixthgrade class in Boston, detailing her "adoption" of a wild cat, a friendship with a t...

Back to before

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Eleven-year-old cousins Linny and Hilary find themselves transported back to their old Brooklyn neighborhood to a time just before Linny's mother died and Hilary's father left home.

Risk n' roses

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In 1948, newly-moved to the Bronx, eleven-year-old Skip longs to shed her responsibility for her mentally handicapped older sister and give her whole attention to her new friendship with the bold a...

Lost moose

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A moose calf separated from his mother encounters a boy who follows him on a long walk through the woods, until they are both reclaimed by their respective mothers.

Emily just in time

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As a small girl grows from "not-being-able, to now-she-can," she wonders if she will ever spend a whole night at her grandmother's house without being afraid.

The mind reader

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In 1930, while their families are performing in a traveling vaudeville show in San Francisco, ten-year-old Annie helps her best friend Connie when he decides to run away rather than use his mindrea...

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If you’re in the world of books—whether as a publisher, librarian, bookseller, or avid collector—you’ve likely come across the terms ISBN-10 and ISBN-13. Understanding these formats and knowing how to convert between them is essential for maintaining consistency and compatibility in book records. In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about ISBN conversions, step by step.

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If you’ve ever purchased a product online or in a store, you’ve likely come across a barcode. Behind these barcodes lies a standardized system that makes modern commerce possible. Two key codes often encountered are the EAN (European Article Number) and ISBN (International Standard Book Number). But what are they, how are they connected, and why are they so crucial? Let’s explore.