Grossman, David

A boy discovers that his new pet frog is really an enchanted Italian prince, and does his best to find a girl to kiss it and break the spell, while struggling with his own poor image at the same time.

Assaf, a socially awkward sixteen-year-old who is whiling away his summer vacation at a lowly job in Jerusalem's city hall, becomes involved in a much greater quest when he is assigned to find the owner of a lost dog and meets Tamar, a street performer who is trying to free her brother from the clutches of an evil crime boss.

The Muppets present six spoofs of classic fairy tales and favorite fables, with toe-tapping tunes to add just the right note.

Provides a collection of essays and letters that illuminate the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

An account of the author's three month journey on the West Bank of the Jordan River and his awareness of the moral dilemmas inherent in the Palestinian predicament.

David, a twelve-year-old boy living in Jerusalem, must do some fast investigating in order to save his seventy-year-old friend, Heinrich Rosenthal, who has been challenged to a duel--pistols and all--by an old rival who believes Rosenthal has stolen a priceless painting.

Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is horrified when her son Ofer, due to be released from the service, is instead sent to the front for a major offensive, and in an effort to avoid bad news, she impulsively sets out on a hike to Galilee, taking along her former lover Avram, a recluse since his own stint in the military, and keeps Ofer very much alive by telling Avram the story of the young man's life.