What People are Saying About This
Tim Wynne-Jones
It’s wonderful when a book about miracles turns out to be one. And the miracle in No Vacancy above everything else is kindness.
From the Publisher
Praise for Tziporah Cohen and No Vacancy:
Commended Sydney Taylor Book Award — Honor, 2021
Finalist National Jewish Book Award — Middle Grade Literature, 2020
Shortlisted Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award — English Fiction, 2021-2022
Shortlisted Jean Little First-Novel Award, 2021
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2021
“It’s wonderful when a book about miracles turns out to be one. And the miracle in No Vacancy above everything else is kindness.” — Tim Wynne-Jones, award-winning author
"Debut author Cohen displays a knack for storytelling that makes this a thoughtful, engrossing, funny read." — Booklist
“A leisurely paced, character-rich tale of family, religious faith, and the human need for the miraculous. Strongly recommended for middle grade collections.” — School Library Journal
“This summer-in-a-small-town novel, with a mischief-based premise and an old-fashioned feel, includes plenty of exploration of how Miriam and her family fit into the larger community.” — Horn Book
“It’s the connections between the characters that really made this story come alive.” — CM Review of Materials
“[A] simple story filled with memorable and sympathetic characters.” — Canadian Children’s Book News
“Miriam is an intelligent pre-teen with lots of worthy questions [and] the prose is easy to read” — Association of Jewish Libraries
“Miriam is a delight, both sarcastic and complex. … sensitive plot layers portray differences between types of Judaism, showing how people of different faiths, languages, ages, and backgrounds can have respectful and close relationships.” — Foreword Reviews
"Filled with thoughtful, masterful writing, No Vacancy offers readers a wonderful cast of characters, a chance to consider what is right or wrong, to look at differences with tender care and concern, and to look at racism as it exists in society.“ — Sal's Fiction Addiction Blog
Cohen skillfully and with age appropriateness addresses the issues of bigotry, hatred, and small mindedness. … The sense of community that is created in this book is a refreshing difference to the hardness we have come to expect from the world.” — Books, Hot Tea and Me Blog
“[A] suspenseful and delightful little book.” — Katia Raina Blog
“This is a really fun novel of frienship, family, and adventure.” — MSL Book Review Blog
“The author introduces some difficult topics, such as antisemitism, in an engaging way for middle grade audiences.” — Jewish Book Council
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