18 Delightfully Jewish Books To Light The Way This Hanukkah

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1.The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

Blue cover featuring a white male in a suit and a white woman in a blue dress. Tag line reads: It's the Hanukkah event of the season...and the feud of the century. Title reads: The Matzah Ball, a novel.

2.Love and Latkes by Stacey Agdern

A white man, wearing an apron that says 'I heart you a latke," and a white woman stand together on a snow covered street. The title reads: Love and Latkes. Below says, "A Friendships and Festivals Novel."

3.Recommended for You by Laura Silverman

Blue cover. Two white teenagers, a girl in a pink dress and a boy in a yellow button-up shirt and jeans, stand next to a full bookcase. Title reads: Recommended for You. A blackboard sign reads: Author Appearance by Laura Silverman.

4.As If on Cue by Marisa Kanter

Two white teenagers, a boy wearing an open blue shirt, a white shirt with music notes, and yellow pants and a girl wearing a black and white striped dress and a yellow jacket, stand in front of lockers. Title reads: As If on Cue.

5.Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz

Blue cover with light blue clouds. Title reads: Sick Kids in Love. Instead of an "I" there are two white teenagers, a girl in a pink coat and a boy in a black coat. Tagline reads: "They don't die in this one."

6.Color Me In by Natasha Díaz

Blue and green cover featuring three female teenagers. Two are Black, the one in the middle is an outline. The title reads: Color Me In a novel.

7.The Last Words We Said by Leah Scheier

White cover. A white girl in a green patterned shirt leans out of the window of the second story of a house. A white boy wearing a kippah, black shirt, and jeans sits in a bare tree outside the house. Title reads: "The Last Words We Said"

8.Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

Pale pink cover. Outline of long hair in gold. Title reads: "Kate in Waiting." Tagline reads: "Break a leg, not your heart."

9.Today, Tonight, Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Bright blue cover. A boy and a girl, in outline, sit apart on a bench, then sit closer, and finally sit together, the girl's legs on his lap, both wearing graduation caps and gowns. Title reads: "Today Tonight Tomorrow"

10.The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

Blue background featuring Tiffany Haddish wearing black, confetti falling over her head. Title reads: "The Last Black Unicorn.'

11.I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

Pink cover with an illustrated image of Rachel Bloom and a white dog. Title reads; "I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are."

12.The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan

Blue cover with white stars featuring a white woman and a white man standing next to a podium.

13.Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland

An illustrated hotel in the background, green lawn with people on it. Title reads: "Last Summer at the Golden Hotel."

14.Camp by L.C. Rosen

Wooden background featuring a sequined patch. On the patch there is a rainbow house and two blue figures holding hands. Title reads: "Camp."

15.Drawn That Way by Elissa Sussman

A white girl stands, looking over her shoulder. Backpack and notebooks at her feet. Title reads: "Drawn That Way.'

16.Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler

Purple cover featuring a white girl wearing heart shaped sunglasses. A Syrian girl wearing a star of David is in one of the hearts and a white boy in a blue jacket is in the other. Title reads: "Cool for the Summer"

17.The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

Black and read cover. Image of a boy in black. Title reads: "The City Beautiful."

18.It's a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories edited by Laura Silverman and Katherine Locke

Blue cover featuring Jewish teenagers. Title reads: 'It's a Whole Spiel."