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Yona Zeldis McDonough

Author of Who Was Rosa Parks?

47+ Works 8,585 Members 170 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

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Works by Yona Zeldis McDonough

Who Was Rosa Parks? (2010) 1,352 copies
Who was Harriet Tubman? (2002) 1,303 copies
Who Was John F. Kennedy? (2004) 876 copies
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (2003) — Author — 653 copies
Who Was Sojourner Truth? (2015) 641 copies
Who Was Louis Armstrong? (2004) 503 copies
The Bicycle Spy (2016) 267 copies
Not Our Kind (2018) 165 copies
The Doll Shop Downstairs (2009) 158 copies
The Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty (1999) — Editor — 105 copies
Courageous (2018) 92 copies
Anne Frank (1656) 92 copies
The Cats in the Doll Shop (2011) 82 copies
The Dollhouse Magic (2000) 42 copies
Breaking the Bank (2009) 35 copies
In Dahlia's Wake (2005) 28 copies
A Wedding in Great Neck (2012) 28 copies
Two of a Kind (2013) 22 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
Gerhardt Liebmann (1996) 1 copy

Associated Works

Reader's Digest Select Editions 2019 v02 #364 (2019) — Author — 2 copies

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hcs_admin | 5 other reviews | Mar 4, 2024 |
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
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PhyllisReads | 8 other reviews | Oct 2, 2023 |
Great biography book for children! Some of the paragraphs are a bit choppy and sometimes don't always seem to fit but are added because it was a part of his life. I would prefer if the paragraphs and sentences flowed more easily and better, but it is still a good biography book nonetheless.
 
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Sharquin | 5 other reviews | Sep 13, 2023 |
From the beginning I was completely enthralled by the characters of the story. The story is told from 3 strong women; Bea, Alice and Catherine, in the 20’s era. Each one has a distinct voice and heartbreaking pass. As the story moves into the present, they soon discover secrets of each other that connects them more than they realize.
A moving story of found family that works brilliantly during the time period.
 
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GeauxGetLit | 8 other reviews | May 27, 2023 |

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Nancy Harrison Illustrator
Jill Weber Illustrator
Malcah Zeldis Illustrator
Bethanne Andersen Illustrator
Heather Maione Illustrator
Meg Wolitzer Contributor
David Trinidad Contributor
Leslie Paris Contributor
Carol Shields Contributor
Wendy Singer Jones Contributor
Ann DuCille Contributor
Melissa Hook Contributor
Steven C. Dubin Contributor
Pamela Brandt Contributor
Jane Smiley Contributor
Stephanie Coontz Contributor
Anna Quindlen Contributor
Sherrie A. Inness Contributor
Carol Ockman Contributor
Mariflo Stephens Contributor
Susan Shapiro Contributor
Erica Jong Contributor
Molly Jong-Fast Contributor
M. G. Lord Contributor
Denise Duhamel Contributor
Susan Schnur Contributor
Anita Diamant Foreword
Ruchama Feuerman Contributor
Michal Lemberger Contributor
Michelle Brafman Contributor
Miryam Sivan Contributor
Penny Jackson Contributor
Audrey Ferber Contributor
Anca L. Szilágyi Contributor
Emily Alice Katz Contributor
Cherise Wolas Contributor
Zeeva Bukai Contributor
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Sarah Seltzer Contributor
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Erica W. Jamieson Contributor
Elena Sigman Contributor
Tamar Ben-Ozer Contributor
Amy Gottlieb Contributor
Judith Zimmer Contributor
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Katie Singer Contributor
Adrienne Sharp Contributor
Carolivia Herron Contributor
Jane Lazarre Contributor
Rachel Hall Contributor
Nessa Rapoport Contributor
Racelle Rosett Contributor
Naomi Seidman Contributor
Beth Kanell Contributor
Ellen Umansky Contributor
Diana Spechler Contributor
Ilana Stanger-Ross Contributor
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Carrie Robbins Illustrator
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Works
47
Also by
2
Members
8,585
Popularity
#2,804
Rating
3.9
Reviews
170
ISBNs
259
Languages
6
Favorited
2

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