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Way Back When: Great Historical Fiction
What was life like twenty years ago? What about 200 years ago? Learn about a world from a different time.
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The Queen's Daughter By Coventry, Susan 2010-06 - Henry Holt & Company 9780805089929 Check Our Catalog
Joan's mother is Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most beautiful woman in the world. Her father is Henry II, the king of England. She loves them both--so what can she do when she's forced to choose between them? …More |
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Splendor By Godbersen, Anna 2009-11 - HarperCollins 9780061626319 Check Our Catalog
The exciting conclusion to the series that begins in the "New York Times" bestseller "The Luxe." …More |
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Finding My Place By Jones, Traci L. 2010-05 - Farrar Straus Giroux 9780374335731 Check Our Catalog
In October 1975, Tiphanie Jayne Baker's parents have just decided to uproot the family to the ritzy suburb of Brent Hills, Colorado. Tiphanie is now the only black girl at a high school full of Barbies. Does fitting in have to mean selling out? …More |
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Revolver By Sedgwick, Marcus 2010-04 - Roaring Brook Press 9781596435926 Check Our Catalog
A loaded gun, stolen gold, and a menacing stranger. A taut frontier survivor story, set at the time of the Alaska gold rush. …More |
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Three Rivers Rising: A Novel of the Johnstown Flood By Richards, Jame 2010-04 - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers 9780375858857 Check Our Catalog
Richards pens a searing novel that explores a cross-class romance amid a tragic event in U.S. history--the 1889 flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. …More |
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Woods Runner By Paulsen, Gary 2011-02 - Wendy Lamb Books 9780375859083 Check Our Catalog
From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community. Includes historical notes. …More |
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Good Fortune By Carter, Noni 2010-01 - Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 9781416984801 Check Our Catalog
Inspired by her family history, "Good Fortune" traces one girl's journey fromslavery to freedom, told by 18-year-old Carter in her dazzling debut. …More |
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Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials By Hemphill, Stephanie 2010-07 - Balzer & Bray/Harperteen 9780061853289 Check Our Catalog
A Printz Honor winner presents a fictionalized account of the Salem witch trials based on the real historical characters, told from the perspective of three young women living in Salem in 1692--Mercy Lewis, Margaret Walcott, and Ann Putnam Jr. …More |
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A Million Shades of Gray By Kadohata, Cynthia 2010-01 - Atheneum Books 9781416918837 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title
A boy and his elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village immediately after the Vietnam war, in this new novel by the Newbery Medal-winning author of "Kira-Kira, Cracker!" Includes a special note from the author. …More |
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A Golden Web By Quick, Barbara 2010-04 - Harper Teen 9780061448874 Check Our Catalog
Set in 14th-century Bologna, this moving, romantic historical novel is based on the life of the first female anatomist. …More |











