Yona Zeldis McDonough, author portrait
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Yona Zeldis McDonough

Yona Zeldis McDonough is the author of novels such as A Wedding in Great Neck and You Were Meant for Me as well as dozens of books for children. She is the editor of and a contributor to The Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty, as well as All the Available Light: A Marilyn Monroe Reader. She lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Who Was Sojourner Truth?
What Was the Underground Railroad?
The Cats in the Doll Shop
The Doll Shop Downstairs
Who Was Rosa Parks?
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Who Was John F. Kennedy?
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Books

Who Was Sojourner Truth?
What Was the Underground Railroad?
The Cats in the Doll Shop
The Doll Shop Downstairs
Who Was Rosa Parks?
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Who Was John F. Kennedy?
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Books for Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month

Penguin Random House Education is proud to celebrate Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs annually from September 15th through October 15th.  We are highlighting the works of our authors and illustrators from the Latinx and Hispanic community, whose stories and characters have a profound impact on our society. Here is a collection of titles

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