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Yona Zeldis McDonough

Author of Who Was Rosa Parks?

46+ Works 8,746 Members 171 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Yona Zeldis McDonough is the author of The Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty and The Four Temperaments, a novel

Includes the names: Kitty Zeldis, Yona McDonough, Yona Z. McDonough, Yona Zeldis Mconough, Yona Zeldis McDonald, Yona Zeblis McDonough, Yona Zeldis McDonough, Yona Zeldis McDonough, Mona Zeldis McDonough, Yoda Zeldis McDonough, Yona Zeldis McDonough, Yonda Zeldis McDonough, Zeldis McDonough, Yona, Yona Zeldis Mc Donnough, Yona Zeldis ed. McDonough

Series

Works by Yona Zeldis McDonough

Who Was Rosa Parks? (2010) 1,377 copies
Who was Harriet Tubman? (2002) 1,331 copies
What Was the Underground Railroad? (2013) 889 copies
Who Was John F. Kennedy? (2004) 888 copies
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (2003) — Author — 667 copies
Who Was Sojourner Truth? (2015) 651 copies
Who Was Louis Armstrong? (2004) 521 copies
The Bicycle Spy (2016) 271 copies
Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott (2009) 187 copies
Not Our Kind (2018) 169 copies
The Doll Shop Downstairs (2009) 161 copies
Where Were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? (2020) 156 copies
The Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty (1999) — Editor — 105 copies
Eve and Her Sisters: Women of the Old Testament (1994) 97 copies
Hammerin' Hank: The Life of Hank Greenberg (2006) 97 copies
Courageous (2018) 96 copies
What Are the Ten Commandments? (2017) 94 copies
Anne Frank (1656) 93 copies
Peaceful Protest: The Life of Nelson Mandela (2002) 89 copies
The Cats in the Doll Shop (2011) 84 copies
Little Author in the Big Woods: A Biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Christy Ottaviano Books) (2014) 74 copies
The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights: A Novel (2022) 73 copies
The Four Temperaments: A Novel (1987) 57 copies
All the Available Light: A Marilyn Monroe Reader (2002) 57 copies
The Doll with the Yellow Star (2005) 46 copies
The Dollhouse Magic (2000) 43 copies
Moments in Jewish Life: The Folk Art of Malcah Zeldis (1996) 43 copies
Breaking the Bank (2009) 35 copies
Coffee with Marilyn (Coffee with...Series) (2007) 32 copies
Sisters in Strength: American Women Who Made a Difference (2000) 32 copies
A Wedding in Great Neck (2012) 28 copies
In Dahlia's Wake (2005) 28 copies
A Doll Named Dora Anne (All Aboard Reading) (2002) 25 copies
The Life of Benjamin Franklin: An American Original (2006) 23 copies
God sent a rainbow : and other Bible stories (1997) 22 copies
Two of a Kind (2013) 22 copies
Frank Lloyd Wright (The Chelsea House Library of Biography) (1992) 19 copies
You Were Meant For Me (2014) 17 copies
The House on Primrose Pond (2016) 12 copies
The Woodcarver's Daughter (2021) 11 copies
The Blue Glass Heart (2023) 8 copies
Between "Yes" and "I Do": Resolving Conflict and Anxiety During Your Engagement (1998) 5 copies
Frankly Feminist: Short Stories by Jewish Women from Lilith Magazine (HBI Series on Jewish Women) (2022) — Editor — 4 copies
Tying the Knot : A Couple's Guide to Emotional Well-Being from Engagement to the Wedding Day (1990) 4 copies
Coping With Social Situations: A Handbook of Correct Behavior (1987) 2 copies
Gerhardt Liebmann (1996) 1 copy
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RDSELP v230 Not Our Kind | Love at First — Author — 3 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2019 v02 #364 (2019) — Author — 2 copies

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Who was Harriet Tubman? by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Independent Reading Level: 3-5
Awards: none
 
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amaveritt | 14 other reviews | Apr 27, 2024 |
The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Independent Reading Level: Grades 3-5
 
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dwtolson | 6 other reviews | Apr 23, 2024 |
 
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hcs_admin | 5 other reviews | Mar 4, 2024 |
The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights: A Novel by Kitty Zeldis
Well this was disappointing. Described as “Mesmerizing historical novel about three women in 1920s New York City and the secrets they hold.” Couldn’t wait to read about the 1920s! New York! Fashion!

What the description failed to mention was a vivid child rape scene about 70 pages into the novel. Then the story concentrated on a seriously depressed woman. After 119 pages, I decided life is too short to continue reading this downer of a book.

I read for entertainment, and I was not entertained. Maybe the story got better and probably ended happily, but I bet it got worse before it got better. I did not finish this one.

Content warning: child rape… (more)
 
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Texas Bluebonnet Award
CCBC Choices
Triple Crown Awards
Great Stone Face Book Award
Sydney Taylor Book Award
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
The Best Children's Books of the Year
Iowa Children's Choice Award
Shalom Readers Club Book List
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

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Carrie Robbins Illustrator
Olga Grlic Cover designer

Statistics

Works
46
Also by
2
Members
8,746
Popularity
#2,736
Rating
3.9
Reviews
171
ISBNs
259
Languages
6
Favorited
2

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