Eerdlings

The official blog of Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

Crazy

Laura is a typical fifteen-year-old growing up in the 1960s, navigating her way through classes, friendships, and even a new...

 Character / Values, Contentment, Family, Family Life, Grief / Death / Illness, Growing Up / Self-Esteem, JUVENILE FICTION, Poetry / Poets, Social Issues
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Eli Remembers

After many years of watching the solemn lighting of seven candles at Rosh Hashanah, Eli finally learns how those candles...

 Family, Grandparents, Grief / Death / Illness, Jewish Interest, JUVENILE FICTION
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I’ll Say Goodbye

"With the help of a pet hermit crab, a child finds a way to say goodbye to Uncle Mike after...

 Family, Family Life, Grief / Death / Illness, JUVENILE FICTION
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Mom’s Sweater

After the loss of her mother, a young girl and her dad find a new way to live with grief...

 Character / Values, Grief / Death / Illness, JUVENILE FICTION
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The War Within These Walls

It’s World War II, and Misha’s family, like the rest of the Jews living in Warsaw, has been moved by...

 Books in Translation, Character / Values, Comics & Graphic Novels, Courage, Grief / Death / Illness, Jewish Interest, Social Issues, War / Refugees
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