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Navigating Early
Jack Baker, uprooted suddenly after his mother's death, and Early Auden, the strangest of boys, meet at a Maine boarding school. Their friendship culminates in a treacherous quest and unexpected self-discovery. Vanderpool delivers an emotionally powerful novel in an untamed setting as the boys head up river in search of the Great Appalachian Bear. The award, first given in 2000, is named for the late Michael L. Printz, a Topeka, Kan., school librarian known for discovering and promoting quality books for young adults.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Michael L. Printz Award 2014
- ISBN: 9780385742092
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Never Fall Down
Life and death under the Khmer Rouge in 1970's Cambodia.- Historical Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780061730955
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The Nickel Boys
Idealistic Elwood and cynical Turner form an unlikely bond at Nickel Academy, a corrupt 1960s reform school, as they endure the abuse meted out by the sadistic warden. Their heart-wrenching story of physical and mental survival is based on the real-life experiences of children at the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys.- Historical Fiction
- Alex Awards 2020
- ISBN: 9780385537070
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No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
Through the use of illustrations, photos, and newspaper clippings, the struggle and triumph of Lewis Michaux's passion to get people to read led him to found the National Memorial African Bookstore, which became the intellectual hub and the place to be during the Harlem Renaissance. -
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Once
Felix, a naive Jewish boy in a Catholic orphanage, runs away to find his parents in Nazi-occupied Poland.
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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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Out of the Easy
Set in 1950's New Orleans, Out of the Easy tells the hard luck story of Josie whose prostitute mother is rotten to the core. Lauren Fortgang's lyrical narration exquisitely suits this gut-wrenching story.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780147508430
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Out of the Easy
Life can be sleazy in the Big Easy especially for 17-year-old Josie, who's itching to get out of New Orleans and start a better life.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780399256929
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Outrun the Moon
San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty in Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare's School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare's is off-limits to all but the wealthiest white girls, Mercy gains admittance through a mix of cunning and a little bribery, only to discover that getting in was the easiest part. Not to be undone by a bunch of spoiled heiresses, Mercy stands strong—until disaster strikes. On April 18, a historic earthquake rocks San Francisco, destroying Mercy's home and school. With martial law in effect, she is forced to wait with her classmates for their families in a temporary park encampment. Though fires might rage, and the city may be in shambles, Mercy can't sit by while they wait for the army to bring help—she still has the “bossy” cheeks that mark her as someone who gets things done. But what can one teenage girl do to heal so many suffering in her broken city? -
Paul Joins the Scouts
Paul discovers Wolf Cub Scouts and Helene during a time of civil unrest.- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2014
- ISBN: 9781894994699
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The Perilous Gard
When Kate Sutton is exiled to a distant castle called the Perilous Gard by Queen Mary Tudor, she soon realizes that the place is hiding a secret tied to fairy folklore and human sacrifice. Retelling of Tam Lin.
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Philida: A Novel
Although she is denied justice through official avenues, Philida fights to reclaim her life and her soul.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9780345805034
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The Prince and the Dressmaker
Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia―the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion! Sebastian's secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances―one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone's secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart.
- Historical Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Rainbow Book List - Graphic Novels 2019
- ISBN: 9781626723634
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Prisoner B-3087
Six years, 10 concentration camps. Despite cruelty, starvation, and hard labor, Yanek is determined to survive as he clings to hope.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780545459013
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Pulp
In 1955, eighteen-year-old Janet Jones keeps the love she shares with her best friend Marie a secret. It's not easy being gay in Washington, DC, in the age of McCarthyism, but when she discovers a series of books about women falling in love with other women, it awakens something in Janet. As she juggles a romance she must keep hidden and a newfound ambition to write and publish her own story, she risks exposing herself—and Marie—to a danger all too real. Sixty-two years later, Abby Zimet can't stop thinking about her senior project and its subject—classic 1950s lesbian pulp fiction. Between the pages of her favorite book, the stresses of Abby's own life are lost to the fictional hopes, desires and tragedies of the characters she's reading about. She feels especially connected to one author, a woman who wrote under the pseudonym “Marian Love,” and becomes determined to track her down and discover her true identity. In this novel told in dual narratives, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley weaves together the lives of two young women connected across generations through the power of words. A stunning story of bravery, love, how far we've come and how much farther we have to go.- Historical Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2019
- ISBN: 9781335012906
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Queen of Hearts
Marie-Claire, a young Canadian woman, along with several of her family members, are diagnosed with tuberculosis and sent to a sanatorium in 1940.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780374342296
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The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes & Other Dauntless Girls
To respect yourself, to love yourself, should not have to be a radical decision. And yet it remains as challenging for an American girl to make today as it was in 1927 on the steps of the Supreme Court. It's a decision that must be faced when you're balancing on the tightrope of neurodivergence, finding your way as a second-generation immigrant, or facing down American racism even while loving America. And it's the only decision when you've weighed society's expectations and found them wanting. In The Radical Element, twelve of the most talented writers working in young adult literature today tell the stories of girls of all colors and creeds standing up for themselves and their beliefs — whether that means secretly learning Hebrew in early Savannah, using the family magic to pass as white in 1920s Hollywood, or singing in a feminist punk band in 1980s Boston. And they're asking you to join them. Original stories by: Dahlia Adler Erin Bowman Dhonielle Clayton Sara Farizan Mackenzi Lee Stacey Lee Anna-Marie McLemore Meg Medina Marieke Nijkamp Megan Shepherd Jessica Spotswood Sarvenaz Tash- Historical Fiction, Anthology
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2019
- ISBN: 9780763694258
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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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The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell
Based on a true story, Lucy decides to pass as male to take advantage of the greater opportunities available to men in the late 1800s.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9781608325627
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Requiem: Poems of the Terezín Ghetto
Poetry celebrates and mourns the creative community of Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt.
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Revolution
Twelve-year-old Sunny's life changes forever when volunteers descend upon her Mississippi hometown in the summer of 1964, causing her to question her long-held beliefs and assumptions.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2015, Best Fiction for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9780545106078
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Rift
Ember escapes an arranged marriage to pursue her destiny as a warrior.- Historical Fiction, Fantasy
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2013
- ISBN: 9780399256134
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Rose Under Fire
During World War II, a female transport pilot is captured and sent to a German concentration camp where she bears witness to starvation, corporal punishment, and medical experimentation.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781423183099
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The Round House
After his tribal specialist mother is brutally attacked, fourteen-year-old Joe Coutz sets off with his three friends to find out who is responsible. -
Saints
This two volume graphic novel tells parallel stories of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion.
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Sally Heathcote, Suffragette.
Maid-of-all-work Sally Heathcote finds a place in the suffrage movement of early 20th century Britain. -
Salt to the Sea
It's near the end of WWII and four refugees travel on foot during January to board the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship bound for safety. This is the story of the lesser known tragedy of the doomed ship.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2017
- ISBN: 9780399160301
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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
In late 1960's New Mexico, Sammy struggles with love, school, and everyday relationships while trying to figure out where he's headed in life as his friends get drafted, succumb to drugs, and fight the establishment.- Historical Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780938317814
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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
In late 1960's New Mexico, Sammy struggles with love, school, and everyday relationships while trying to figure out where he's headed in life as his friends get drafted, succumb to drugs, and fight the establishment. Listeners will find themselves rooting for these barrio kids, brought to left by Ramirez's authentic interpretation.- Historical Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
- ISBN: 9780307283917
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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
The girls of St. Etheldreda's School for Young Ladies seize their chance for freedom and independence when faced with the sudden death of their imperious headmistress. With gentleness and precision, Entwistle brings forth the acerbic wit and unique personalities which populate this wicked cozy mystery. -
Scarlet
Will Scarlet is Robin Hood's most trusted and dangerous lieutenant. Few know this knife-wielding thief is a young woman. -
Secret City
When sixteen-year-old Ruby Pickett moves with her family to Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 1944, she is told not to talk about why this new city was created. When Ruby starts working for Iris, a young mother whose husband works in one of the top-secret government buildings, their friendship blossoms into something more and Ruby begins to believe in a wider world for herself.- Historical Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2015
- ISBN: 9781594933905
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Serendipity's Footsteps
Linked by a pair of shoes, this book chronicles the lives of three different girls throughout time and distance.
- Historical Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Honor 2016
- ISBN: 9780385392129
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The Shadows
Grace's marriage to childhood friend Patrick Devlin may be the only way to save her impoverished family, but when Patrick's Irish club uses old magic to awaken long-sleeping warriors, Grace is drawn into an epic battle. Peakes' accents and compelling pacing drive this exciting, romantic story.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9781480598249
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Silhouette of a Sparrow
Set in 1920s Minnesota, artist and ornithologist Garnet longs for independence. A summer away from home presents choices that expand her world. -
The Smell of Other People's Houses
Life in 1970s Alaska proves difficult for teens, native and non-native alike. In four distinct voices, Ruth, Alyce, Dora, and Hank express the heartbreak and tragedy altering their lives forever—poverty, unwanted pregnancy, death, and abuse. However, when- Historical Fiction
- William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2017
- ISBN: 9780553497786
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Song of Achilles
Achilles and Patroclus have been through many tough situations as they've grown up together. The battle at Troy may be their final challenge. This beautiful retelling of their story brings the Iliad to life.- Historical Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014
- ISBN: 9781408816035
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Sorcerer to the Crown
At his wit's end, Zacharias Wythe, freed slave, eminently proficient magician, and Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers—one of the most respected organizations throughout all of Britain—ventures to the border of Fairyland to discover why England's magical stocks are drying up. But when his adventure brings him in contact with a most unusual comrade, a woman with immense power and an unfathomable gift, he sets on a path which will alter the nature of sorcery in all of Britain—and the world at large…- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2017
- ISBN: 9780425283370
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Soupy Leaves Home
Pearl -Soupy- Plankette ran away from her abusive father, but has nowhere to go until she stumbles upon a disguise that gives her the key to a new identity. Reborn as a boy named Soupy, she hitches her star to Remy -Ramshackle- Smith, a hobo who takes her under his wing. Ramshackle's kindness and protection go a long way to help Soupy heal from her difficult past. But Ramshackle has his own demons to wrestle with, and he'll need Soupy just as much as she needs him. Set in 1932, this is the story of two misfits with no place to call home, who build a relationship during a train hopping journey from the cold heartbreak of their eastern homes toward the sunny promise of California.- Historical Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2018
- ISBN: 9781616554316
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Sparks: the Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie
"$5 for a holy quest" is a good deal when you're on a desperate chase to reveal your secret lesbian crush to your best friend before she breaks her abstinence pledge with the most boring guy at school.
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Spontaneous
Members of the senior class at Covington High School suddenly begin to spontaneously explode. Who will be next? Why is it happening? And can the bloody mayhem be stopped? Mara and her friends think they're onto an answer.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2017
- ISBN: 9780525429746
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The Steep and Thorny Way
Urged on by her father's ghost, Hanalee and Joe search to find the truth about his murder in 1920s Oregon.. -
Stones on a Grave
It's 1964 and eighteen-year-old Sara, an orphan from Ontario, treks to Germany to unravel the truth about her Jewish parentage.
- Historical Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Honor 2016
- ISBN: 9781459806597
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Storm
A novel based on the Bible Story Noah's Ark told through the viewpoint of Sebah, a sixteen-year-old woman, who is a stowaway on the Ark.
- Historical Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Winner 2015
- ISBN: 9781481403023
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Strings Attached
Kit is caught in a mix of love, mystery, Broadway glamour, and mob retribution in 1950 New York.
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Tarnish
Anne Boleyn is newly arrived to the court of King Henry VIII where everything about her seems wrong, from her clothes to her manners to her witty but sharp tongue. Leslie Bellair takes Boleyn from awkward teen to sophisticated lady through her saucy interpretation of Longshore's historical novel.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780670014002
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Templar
When the king of France swoops in to arrest everyone in the Knights Templar, a few stragglers escape.- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2014
- ISBN: 9781596433939
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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. -
To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel
A graphic adaptation of the classic story of race and class in the South. In this beautifully drawn adaptation, the reader can relate to the material in a new and modern way.- Historical Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2019
- ISBN: 9780062798183
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