Dear Hasafranim, I just came across the Hank Zipzer series by Henry Winkler (I know, it's been around since 2003). In an interview back in 2003, Winkler said he hadn't given Hank a religion, but that "his mother runs a New York deli that her father started", so there's an ethnic hint there, aside from the name. It sounds like a wonderful series, but I just wonder if this bare ethnicity is enough to warrant buying for a Jewish library. Has anyone else bought the series and has there been anything new added to the character? I sure could use some more books for boys in this age group.
Rachel Haus Library Director Congregation of Moses Library Kalamazoo MI rhaus_...@yahoo.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
