Showing 1–31 of 31 books
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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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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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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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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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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
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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 Ghosts of Heaven
Sedgwick connects four seemingly disparate stories, each of which feature a character haunted by the ever-present shape of a spiral. Spanning time, space, and genre, each story raises powerful questions about human nature.- Historical Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2016
- ISBN: 9781626721258
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Girl at War
Ana's early life was ravaged by the 1991 Balkan wars. Now a college student, Ana relives her war and its consequences as she unravels the mystery of herself and the meaning of home.- Historical Fiction
- Alex Awards 2016
- ISBN: 9780812996340
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Girl in Dior
A young fashion journalist in Paris 1947 gets an inside perspective on the House of Dior when an assignment to cover a fashion show turns into a life-changing dream job.- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2016
- ISBN: 9781561639144
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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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Her Land, Her Love
Navajo perspective on what it was like to be forced on the Long Walk. Ninaanibaa' and Haske Yil Naanaah are separated from their two daughters, Deed Yazhi and her younger sister. They are ultimately reunited.- Historical Fiction
- AILA Youth Literature Award Honor - Young Adult 2016
- ISBN: 978893354951.00
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Her Land, Her Love
Navajo perspective on what it was like to be forced on the Long Walk. Ninaanibaa' and Haske Yil Naanaah are separated from their two daughters, Deed Yazhi and her younger sister. They are ultimately reunited.- Historical Fiction
- AILA Youth Literature Award Honor - Young Adult 2016
- ISBN: 978893354951
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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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House of Purple Cedar
11-year-old Rose watches her grandfather Amafo beaten by Marshall Hardwicke. Rose tries to make sense of the Marshall's violence.- Historical Fiction
- AILA Youth Literature Award Winner - Young Adult 2016
- ISBN: 9781935955245
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Lair of Dreams
In the sparkling world of 1920's New York, Evie, Sam, and the other Diviners are drawn into a gathering evil that is creeping into the dreams of unsuspecting sleepers. With haunting melodies and skillful accents from the Louisiana bayou to Chinatown, LaVoy pulls out all the stops for this stunning performance.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780449808795
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Lair of Dreams
After escaping a psychotic killer, the Diviners believe their life will be easier. Instead they find that a mysterious phantom is drawing people into a dream world, where they are trapped within a nightmare and murdered. Can dreamwalkers Henry and Ling save the city?- Historical Fiction, Fantasy
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9780316126045
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Nanjing: The Burning City
This harrowing tale follows a Chinese captain and one of his soldiers as they try to escape the city of Nanjing in 1937, which has been overrun by the invading Japanese army.- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2016
- ISBN: 9781616557522
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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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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? -
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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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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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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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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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. -
The War that Saved My Life
Hoping to escape an abusive parent, a lame but determined girl follows her younger brother when he is sent to safety during WWII. The children find that leaving the city may not only have saved them from a bomb, but also changed their lives forever.- Historical Fiction
- Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2016
- ISBN: 9780803740815
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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
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X: A Novel
X follows Malcolm Little from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today.
- Historical Fiction
- CSK Book Awards - Author - Honor 2016
- ISBN: 9780763669676