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47 Ronin
The Japanese Legend of the 47 Ronin and their epic mission to avenge their wronged master.- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2015
- ISBN: 9781595829542
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The Accidental Highwayman
After being mistaken for his master, the notorious highwayman Whistling Jack, Kit Bristol and his horse Midnight are thrown into a world of magic they thought only existed in fairy tales.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9780765335494
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All Involved
Los Angeles, 1992: in the chaos of a rioting city, between settling scores and surviving another day, 18 young men and women—gangbangers, a nurse, an artist, a dreamer—give intense and sometimes brutal voice to their complex human experiences.- Historical Fiction
- Alex Awards 2016
- ISBN: 9780062378798
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All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain, forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent or an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten. Stories Roja - Anna-Marie McLemore The Sweet Trade - Natalie C. Parker And They Don`t Kiss at the End - Nilah Magruder Burnt Umber - Mackenzi Lee The Dresser & the Chambermaid - Robin Talley New Year - Malinda Lo Molly`s Lips - Dahlia Adler The Coven - Kate Scelsa Every Shade of Red - Elliot Wake Willows - Scott Tracey The Girl with the Blue Lantern - Tess Sharpe The Secret Life of a Teenage Boy - Alex Sanchez Walking After Midnight - Kody Keplinger The End of the World as We Know It - Sara Farizan Three Witches - Tessa Gratton The Inferno & the Butterfly - Shaun David Hutchinson Healing Rosa - Tehlor Kay Mejia -
All the Light We Cannot See
A blind Parisian girl and an orphaned German boy conscripted by the Nazis for his radio skills meet in the chaos of the American bombing of a French coastal resort.- Historical Fiction
- Alex Awards 2015
- ISBN: 9781476746586
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All the Truth That's In Me
Judith is a pariah after her tongue is cut out. But when war threatens her village she must find her voice.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780670786152
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And I Darken
Lada and Radu, children of the Wallachian prince Vlad Dracul, are abandoned to the Ottomon Empire to ensure peace between the kingdoms. When assassination plots and unexpected loves arise, both must decide where their loyalties arise.- Historical Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2017
- ISBN: 9780553522310
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Angel de la Luna and the 5th Glorious Mystery
Angel finds purpose, strength, and peace in feminist activism.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9781566893336
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Anna and the Swallow Man
In the shadow of the Nazi invasion of Poland, Anna finds herself alone and follows a tall, mysterious stranger. Together, they embark on a journey of survival and self-discovery. Told in elegant language, this heartbreaking story explores a child's coming- Historical Fiction
- Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2017
- ISBN: 9781101891841
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Anna and the Swallow Man
Anna is left alone in 1939 Krakow when the Nazis take her father away, meets the mysterious Swallow Man and travels with him in the forests of Poland, where they spend four years hiding and eluding capture.
- Historical Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Winner 2017
- ISBN: 9780553513349
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As the Crow Flies
Growing up in the slums of East End London, Charlie Trumper dreams of someday running his grandfather's fruit and vegetable barrow. That day comes suddenly when his grandfather dies leaving him the floundering business. With the help of Becky Salmon, an enterprising young woman, Charlie sets out to make a name for himself as "The Honest Trader". But the brutal onset of World War I takes Charlie far from home and into the path of a dangerous enemy whose legacy of evil follows Charlie and his family for generations. -
The Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason
In Shakespearean England, Lady Katherine vows to complete her father's failed plot to kill Queen Elizabeth I. To succeed, she dresses as the male actor and earns a part in Shakespeare's new play- specifically re-written by Toby Ellis, spy to the queen, to lure Katherine's fellow co-conspirators into the open.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2019
- ISBN: 9780316327343
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers — but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them.- Historical Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2019
- ISBN: 9780763636791
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves
Fearing a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows — the College of Lucidity, the rebel cause — Octavian hopes to find safe harbor.- Historical Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2019
- ISBN: 9780763646264
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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. -
The Bane Chronicles
When Magnus Bane is not battling in the world of Shadowhunters, vampires, werewolves, or tentacle demons, his universal amorous tastes (not to mention his cutting-edge fashion sense) lead him through adventures of a different kind. From the eighteenth century to the twenty-first, these stories augment the life of this fabulous character first introduced in City of Bones, giving fans and newcomers alike intriguing insights into the world of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices.- Historical Fiction, Fantasy
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016, Teens' Top Ten 2015
- ISBN: 9781442496002
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Before We Visit the Goddess
The daughter of a poor baker in rural Bengal, India, Sabitri yearns to get an education, but her family's situation means college is an impossible dream. Then an influential woman from Kolkata takes Sabitri under her wing, but her generosity soon proves dangerous after the girl makes a single, unforgivable misstep. Years later, Sabitri's own daughter, Bela, haunted by her mother's choices, flees abroad with her political refugee lover—but the America she finds is vastly different from the country she'd imagined. As the marriage crumbles and Bela is forced to forge her own path, she unwittingly imprints her own child, Tara, with indelible lessons about freedom, heartbreak, and loyalty that will take a lifetime to unravel. In her latest novel, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores the complex relationships between mothers and daughters, and the different kinds of love that bind us across generations. Before We Visit the Goddess captures the gorgeous complexity of these multi-generational and transcontinental bonds, sweeping across the twentieth century from the countryside of Bengal, India, to the streets of Houston, Texas—an extraordinary journey told through a sparkling symphony of voices.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2017
- ISBN: 9781476792002
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Belle Epoque
When Maude Pichon moved to Paris, she never dreamed she would end up working for the Durandeau Agency as a “repoussoir”—a foil for society's elite who believe a plain face alongside them makes them look more beautiful. A countess hires Maude as a companion for her daughter, Isabelle, but as the girls' friendship grows, Maude finds herself torn between her integrity and her livelihood.- Historical Fiction
- William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2014
- ISBN: 9780385741460
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The Beloved Wild
Harriet Winter is the eldest daughter in a farming family in New Hampshire, 1807. Her neighbor is Daniel Long, who runs his family's farm on his own after the death of his parents. Harriet's mother sees Daniel as a good match, but Harriet isn't so sure she wants someone else to choose her path—in love and in life. When her brother decides to strike out for the Genesee Valley in Western New York, Harriet decides to go with him—disguised as a boy. Their journey includes sickness, uninvited guests, and difficult emotional terrain as Harriet comes of age, realizes what she wants, and accepts who she's loved all along.
- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2019
- ISBN: 9781250132796
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The Berlin Boxing Club
In 1934, Karl's Jewishness has never been an issue, but suddenly it is. Offered the opportunity to train under a champion, Karl grabs it and boxing becomes his refuge.- Historical Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780061579707
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Between Shades of Gray
In 1941, Lina and her family are taken from their home in Lithuania and sent to Siberia where, despite horrific conditions, Lina maintains hope that she will survive.
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Blood Water Paint
Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. She chose paint. By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was one of Rome's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another terrible choice: a life of silence or a life of truth, no matter the cost. He will not consume my every thought. I am a painter. I will paint. I will show you what a woman can do. -
Blue Thread
Inspired by her ancestors and the suffrage movement, Miriam matures into a strong, independent woman who fights for her political convictions and her professional ambitions- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2013
- ISBN: 9781932010411
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The Book Thief
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family. With lyrical prose, memorable characters, and authentic dialogue, Zusak's richly nuanced stories capture and hold teens' attention from the first word to the last.- Historical Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2014
- ISBN: 9780375831003
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The Book Thief
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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The Boston Girl
Unwilling to accept the rigid restrictions of her youth at the beginning of the 20th century, Addie Baum fought to be true to herself. Mentors and friends sustain her as she grows to be an independent, educated woman.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781439199350
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Boxers
This two volume graphic novel tells parallel stories of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion.
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The Boy Who Dared
A German boy risks his life to expose the truth behind the Nazi regime.
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Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem
A Jewish village brings to life a giant monster to defend themselves against the Nazis.- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2015
- ISBN: 9781616553449
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Brewster
Feeling stifled and powerless, high school friends Ray Cappicciano and Jon Mosher yearn for change and plan for freedom from their blue-collar town and dysfunctional homes, even while knowing they can never truly escape.- Historical Fiction
- Alex Awards 2014
- ISBN: 9780393239751
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Brotherhood
Shadrach looks up to Jeremiah, but when he starts to understand the true meaning of Brotherhood, he must decide for himself where his loyalties reside.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780670014392
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Burn Baby Burn
Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous year 1977 in New York. After a freezing winter, a boiling hot summer explodes with arson, a blackout, and a serial killer named Son of Sam, who is shooting young people on the streets seemingly at random. Not only is the city a disaster, but Nora has troubles of her own: her brother, Hector, is growing more uncontrollable by the day, her mother is helpless to stop him, and her father is so busy with his new family that he only calls on holidays. And it doesn't stop there. The super's after her mother to pay their overdue rent, and her teachers are pushing her to apply for college, but all Nora wants is to turn eighteen and be on her own. There is a cute guy who started working with her at the deli, but is dating even worth the risk when the killer especially likes picking off couples who stay out too late? -
Chains: Seeds Of America
Isabel fights for her freedom as the Revolutionary War breaks out.
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Months before the landmark 1955 Montgomery bus boycott began, one fifteen-year-old girl refused to give up her seat and became a key part of the legal battle to overturn segregation. -
Code Talker: A Novel About The Navajo Marines Of World War Two
Sixteen-year-old Ned Begay joins an elite group of code breakers.
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The Complete Don Quixote
Alonso Quexada loves stories of knightserrant, so he decides to become one the great Don Quixote de la Mancha, Knight of the Sorry Face- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2014
- ISBN: 9781906838652
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Conversion
Colleen struggles to figure out what is at the root of the mystery illness plaguing students at her school.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9780399167775
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Copper Sun
Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. For decades, Sharon M. Draper has imbued her characters with deeply human complexity and born witness to the universality of their experiences, sparking powerful conversations and building empathy among teen readers.- Historical Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2015
- ISBN: 9780689821813
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The Cure for Dreaming
Olivia dreams of women's suffrage and obtaining a college education, but her father goes to extreme measures to “cure” her of these ideas.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2015
- ISBN: 9781419712166
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The Daring Ladies of Lowell
Escaping a life of farm work, Alice finds purpose in advocating for female worker's rights at the Lowell cotton mill.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2015
- ISBN: 9780385536493
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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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Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
Swashbuckling heroine Delilah Dirk partners with Selim, a mild-mannered Turkish lieutenant, in a series of globetrotting adventures. -
Dirty One: Stories
Raw and honest stories about the adolescent experience of nine teens living in the fictional plastic capital of America.- Historical Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult/ Crossover Fiction 2013
- ISBN: 9780983285106
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Dodger
Sewer rat Dodger's life takes a sudden turn when he rescues a young woman from an attack, and goes from being a rascal to a hero. Stephen Briggs is the perfect narrator to express Pratchett's dry British humor while painting a lively picture of Victorian London.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781445023304
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Dodger
In this wild historical adventure, 17-year-old Dodger rescues a young woman from an attack, is appointed assistant detective to Charlie Dickens, encounters the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, obtains his first tailored suit and learns from his mentor Solomon how to navigate a wide range of social and political circles.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013, Michael L. Printz Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780062009494
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Dogs of War
In this graphic novel, meet Boots, Loki, and Sheba three canine war heroes. -
Dominicana
In 1965, 15-year-old Ana Cancion leaves the Dominican Republic married to a man twice her age and eventually discovers her own voice in Washington Heights, New York. Though historical fiction, this powerful immigrant story is increasingly relevant today.- Historical Fiction
- Alex Awards 2020
- ISBN: 9781250205940
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Dryland
Floating through life is something Julie excels at, until Alexis unexpectedly invites her to join the swim team. Is the invitation more than just a spot on the team?- Historical Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2017
- ISBN: 9781941040133
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Echo
Children from different times and places are connected by a mysterious harmonica. The various narrators complement the story with great pacing, and the musical accompaniments are dynamic and integral to the tale.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780545788373
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Echo
In “Echo,” an enchanted harmonica travels the globe spanning time to change the lives of three children in haunting and unimaginable ways. An ensemble cast and original score masterfully weave the various threads of the story into a compelling whole.- Historical Fiction
- Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2016
- ISBN: 9780439874021