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A former elementary school teacher, Judith Hierstein now teaches high school graphic and media arts. She has illustrated several children's books for Pelican including the Toby Belfer Series and The American Revolution A to Z, Nathan's Hanukkah Bargain, Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House, and The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving from A to Z. She lives in Tuscon, Arizona.

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Nathan has carefully saved his quarters and now he has five dollars--a king's ransom. There are many things Nathan could buy with his money--a new sled or a robot that changes shape--but the only thing that Nathan wants is a menorah of his very own.

Determined to find the perfect menorah, Nathan and his grandfather set out to visit the nearby shops. There are many nice menorahs in each shop. One even has a green enamel one with twisting branches. Another shop has a pocket-sized menorah that holds birthday candles. None of these are what Nathan has dreamed of, and they all cost much more than five dollars.

Disappointed, Nathan is about to give up the search when his grandfather explains how he bargained with sidewalk peddlers when he was a boy. This sparks Nathan's imagination, and when he spies his perfect menorah in the window of a junk shop, he wonders if bargaining may be just the right way to secure his treasure.

Jacqueline Dembar Greene is the author of thirty books for young readers. She has written novels, picture books, nonfiction, poems, and short stories, and two of her historical novels were named Sydney Taylor Honor Books. She lives in Wayland, Massachusetts.

Judith Hierstein earned a bachelor of arts degree in art education from the University of Iowa. Now retired, she is a former art teacher, having taught art at all levels, from elementary art to digital arts in high school. She is the illustrator of the Toby Belfer Series, The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving from A to Z and Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House all published by Pelican. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.