The Yellow Notebook by Devorah Rosen

The pastoral boarding school near Tiberias is roiling with emotion and turbulence as each of its twenty-eight young students struggles with his own past, present, and future. In this moving portrayal of the inner lives of these young adults, the author paints a vivid picture of the myriad challenges we all face in life, showing the courage and strength for overcoming these difficulties that lies within the characters–and our own selves. Can Koby ever recover from his terrible, guilty secret? How will Aryeh, a pampered only child, react when he finds himself utterly abandoned? And then there’s Moshe, who faithfully records the day-to-day events–trials and tribulations–in his worn yellow notebook. Will he learn to cope with the ultimate challenge? An absorbing, powerful story beckons…