Book Descriptions
for The Diamond Tree by Howard Schwartz, Uri Shulevitz, and Barbara Rush
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Fifteen tales unique to Jewish culture concern fundamental teachings of Judaism, such as honesty, faith, charity or cooperation. The well-documented tales are drawn from ancient and modern Jewish sources around the world. The ten full-color paintings by Uri Shulevitz are perfect complements to the tales they accompany. A fine collection for family and group reading as well as for individual gifts. (Ages 5-11)
CCBC Choices 1991. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1991. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
It's their last summer before college, and Jaret and Peggy have fallen deeply in love. They exchange love letters, have pet names, and spend hours alone in their special clearing in the woods. For once, life is perfect. But Jaret and Peggy live in Gardener's Point, a small town a hundred miles from New York City, and a place where girls only date boys. In Gardener's Point, being different isn't easy--but nothing could prepare them for the danger that lies ahead.
A novel ahead of its time, Sandra Scoppettone's 1978 lesbian young adult romance shows how Jaret and Peggy's relationship affects their friends, family, and town, and how, when Jaret is assaulted by a classmate, love and friendship win out.
A novel ahead of its time, Sandra Scoppettone's 1978 lesbian young adult romance shows how Jaret and Peggy's relationship affects their friends, family, and town, and how, when Jaret is assaulted by a classmate, love and friendship win out.
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