Heidi Smith Hyde

Pavel is a new American, excited about his new country. When his rabbi tells him that the Civilian Conservation Corps is hiring young people, Pavel is thrilled. As a member of the Corps, he learns to plant trees, build dams, and take care of the land....

Angry that his father is afraid to kindle the Hanukkah lights, Emanuel stows away on a whaling ship....

Fleeing the Holocaust in Europe, Marcus moves with his family from Berlin to Shanghai, where he doubts this unfamiliar city will ever feel like home....

After celebrating his Bar Mitzvah in San Francisco, Elan travels to New Mexico, where he takes part in a Pueblo manhood ceremony....

A loving father carves carousel horses that represent members of his family as he saves money to bring them from Europe to America....

A boy finds his great grandfather's accordion in the attic and with it the sweet history of klezmer music and the role the old accordion played in Jewish life through the years....