Barbara Cohen

A fatherless white boy, who shares with an old black man an enthusiasm for the Brooklyn Dodgers and first baseman, Jackie Robinson, takes a ball autographed by Jackie to his elderly friend's death bed.

Twelve-year-old Gertie's difficult life with her stern grandmother and two selfish, young aunts is eased when a new boarder comes to stay.

All the Jews in the Prague Ghetto watch a troupe of local players reenact the story of Queen Esther.

A retelling of the story of David, going beyond what is in the Bible to include today's knowledge of archaeology, history, politics, psychology, etc., to present the ruler of Israel as he must have been in 1000 B.C.

Molly, who recently emigrated with her family from Russia to New Jersey, learns about birthday parties and who her real friends are.

In 1973 a rookie reporter is sent to cover armed members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who have taken over the historic village of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. En route to Wounded Knee, he is threatened by a paramilitary group whose members oppose the takeover and consider the press the "enemy of the people." To get the inside story, the reporter circumvents government roadblocks surrounding the besieged village and embeds with the militants....