Jacqueline Jules

Freddie Ramos uses his super powers to give himself courage to learn how to swim and to deal with a new neighbor who is a bully.

Freddie Ramos has shoes that give him super speed, super bounce, and super hearing. His friend Mr. Vaslov invented the shoes. Now Freddie is helping him work on a drone. Freddie's excited until he learns the drone's job is to assist Mr. Vaslov. Is Freddie being replaced by a flying robot? At home, Freddie's mom has a new boyfriend, David. Freddie doesn't know how to feel about David and worries his mom won't have time for him now. How can Zapato Power...

Freddie finds a mysterious package outside his apartment containing sneakers that allow him to run faster than a train, and inspire him to perform heroic deeds.

After Freddie and Mr. Vaslov see a meteor fall, Freddie tries to find a meteorite for Mr. Vaslov's birthday and while searching, Freddie and Amy also decide to see if the old school garden can be restored.

A very unusual squirrel is spotted in and around Starwood Elementary School, and when Freddie uses his Zapato Power to chase it, he finds more than one opportunity to be a hero.

Freddie Ramos uses his super hearing to help a lost child during a class trip to the Air & Space Museum, but finds it hard not to become "a sneaky snoop."

Relates how through the generosity of birds of all shapes and sizes Peacock was given the biggest, most colorful feather coat of all.

Young Reuven becomes friends with a fish which gladly shares his golden scales with the needy people of Reuven's village, although each lost scale puts his own health at risk. Includes author's note about the origin of the story in two Jewish tales, and the guidance found in every religion, and in economics, for protecting our environment and using resources wisely.

In this Hanukkah handbook for the contemporary Jewish family, holiday history, rituals, activities, songs, and recipes provide tools for creating meaningful family moments in the light of the menorah. Includes brief reflections to read aloud before reciting the candle-lighting blessings on each of the eight nights of Hanukkah.