This book was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award.

This book is part of a book series called Mix .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-13 years.

There are 301 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Simon & Schuster .

Jennifer Roy is the author of more than thirty books for children and young adults, including Israel: Discovering Cultures. A former teacher, she holds a BS in Psychology and an MA in Elementary Education. Yellow Star is based on the childhood of Jennifer's aunt Sylvia, who provided extensive interviews as the author was writing this book. Jennifer lives in New York.