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Audacity
After emigrating from Russia to America, Clara defiantly pursues an education and becomes a union organizer. Despite being beaten, jailed, and blacklisted, she refuses to be silenced. -
Death Coming up the Hill
In 1968, Ashe Douglas, 17, lives in a turbulent world—the conflict between his authoritarian father and peace-loving mother, the political and social unrest in the nation, and the Vietnam War itself. Afraid of being drafted, he has to make life-changing decisions.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780544302159
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The Emperor of Any Place
Evan meets the grandfather he has never known after his father's sudden death. At the same time, he is caught up in a WWII memoir about an unusual island populated by ghosts, monsters, and two enemy castaways. What is the tragic connection between his grandfather and the book?- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780763669737
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The Great War: Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World War
Eleven established young-adult authors, including David Almond, Michael Morpurgo, and Marcus Sedgwick, have written short stories based on artifacts recovered from World War I. As varied as the objects themselves—a medal, a butter dish, sheet music—each one masterfully captures an aspect of wartime.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780763675547
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The Hired Girl
After running away from her father who forbids education and burns her beloved books, fourteen-year-old Joan heads to Baltimore where she is hired as a maid for a Jewish family.
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Out of Darkness
In 1937 East Texas, Mexican American Naomi and African American Wash begin a bittersweet romance. Perez's beautifully crafted novel is a moving portrayal of both powerful love and a period marked by oppressive, destructive racism.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016, Michael L. Printz Award 2016
- ISBN: 9781467742023
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Razorhurst
Set in a gritty town in 1932 Sydney, Australia, this tale follows two female orphans as they survive murders, gang wars, and ghosts over the course of one weekend.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781616955441
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These Shallow Graves
Not satisfied with the prospect of marriage and settling into an idle existence, Jo Montfort risks her fortune, family, friends and life when she defies society's expectations by investigating the mysterious death of her father. -
Under A Painted Sky
In 1849, on the run from the law and disguised as boys, Sammy and Andy work together to survive and seek their freedom in the face of racism, sexism, stampedes, and deadly disease. -
Wolf by Wolf
In a world where the Axis powers won the war, Yael uses a unique ability to compete against 19 other teenagers in a motorcycle race from Germany to Japan- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780316405126
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X: A Novel
This fictionalized account of Malcolm X's teen years poignantly presents the young man's struggles with identity, racism, and crime.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780763669676