Yona Zeldis McDonough is the author of six novels for adults: THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS, IN DAHLIA'S WAKE, BREAKING THE BANK (which has been optioned for a film), A WEDDING IN GREAT NECK, TWO OF A KIND and the about-to-be released, YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME, which will be out on October 7, 2014.
She is also an award-winning children's book author with 23 children's books to her credit. THE DOLL SHOP DOWNSTAIRS received a starred review from Jewish Book World saying that it "will become a classic." In another starred review Kirkus called the sequel, THE CATS IN THE DOLL SHOP, "a quiet treasure." THE DOLL WITH THE YELLOW STAR won the 2006 Once Upon a World Award presented by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
She is also an award-winning children's book author with 23 children's books to her credit. THE DOLL SHOP DOWNSTAIRS received a starred review from Jewish Book World saying that it "will become a classic." In another starred review Kirkus called the sequel, THE CATS IN THE DOLL SHOP, "a quiet treasure." THE DOLL WITH THE YELLOW STAR won the 2006 Once Upon a World Award presented by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Genres: Urban Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Novels
The Dollhouse Magic (2000)
The Four Temperaments (2002)
In Dahlia's Wake (2005)
The Doll with the Yellow Star (2005)
Coffee with Marilyn Monroe (2007)
Breaking the Bank (2009)
A Wedding in Great Neck (2012)
Two of a Kind (2013)
You Were Meant For Me (2014)
The House on Primrose Pond (2016)
The Bicycle Spy (2016)
Courageous (2018)
The Four Temperaments (2002)
In Dahlia's Wake (2005)
The Doll with the Yellow Star (2005)
Coffee with Marilyn Monroe (2007)
Breaking the Bank (2009)
A Wedding in Great Neck (2012)
Two of a Kind (2013)
You Were Meant For Me (2014)
The House on Primrose Pond (2016)
The Bicycle Spy (2016)
Courageous (2018)
Novellas and Short Stories
Picture Books show
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Yona Zeldis McDonough recommends
I Am Defiance (2021)
Jenni L Walsh
"As vivid as it is harrowing, this is a powerful if not essential story."
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