The Narrowest Bar Mitzvah: When a water main bursts outside the synagogue on the eve of Alex's Bar Mitzvah, Grandpa saves the day, moving the service and celebration to the extremely narrow house he built years ago. In the process the family discovers the real meaning of Bar Mitzvah.The Return of Morris Schumsky: On the morning of Rebecca's wedding, Grandpa--the irrepressible Morris Schumsky--disappears. In the midst of last minute wedding preparations, the family is suddenly faced with the prospect that some harm has befallen Morris, unaware that he is secretly planning to make Rebecca's celebration far more meaningful than anyone had dreamed possible.
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Steven Schnur is the award-winning author of numerous books for adults and children, including Daddy's Home, This Thing Called Love, The Shadow Children, The Koufax Dilemma, The Tie Man's Miracle, Beyond Providence, and Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic. He teaches literature and creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York.
Gr 3-5 Alex tells the story of his bar mitzvah, which almost did not take place because a water main break on the night before has made the synagogue unusable and ruined the food for the 100 invited guests. His parents, grandparents, and older sister make some fast decisions, and the bar mitzvah service and reception are held in Grandpa's six-foot-wide house. The resourceful family manages, with the help of friends, to ready the house and replace the reception refreshments. Grandpa's house is shown in full detail, with pen-and-ink drawings, including a cut-away view of the house. A glossary explains the Hebrew words used in the text. This is a family story in which the grandparents have a starring role and a very special relationship with their grandchildren. Ruth Shire, Mount Vernon Public Library, N.Y.
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