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Flight of the Sparrow: A Novel of Early America
“A compelling, emotionally gripping”* novel of historical fiction—perfect for readers of America’s First Daughter.Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1676. Even before Mary Rowlandson was captured by Indians on a winter day of violence and terror, she sometimes found herself in conflict with her rigid Puritan community. Now, her home destroyed, her children lost to her, she has been sold into the service of a powerful woman tribal leader, made a pawn in the ongoing bloody struggle between English settlers and native people. Battling cold, hunger, and exhaustion, Mary witnesses harrowing brutality but also unexpected kindness. To her confused surprise, she is drawn to her captors’ open and straightforward way of life, a feeling further complicated by her attraction to a generous, protectiv... [Read More] Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: B00G3L13DS
- ASIN: B00G3L13DS
- Manufacturer: Berkley
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Salt to the Sea
New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! "Masterfully crafted"—The Wall Street JournalFor readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating—yet unknown—tragedies.World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer to safety. Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. ... [Read More] Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: B00YM34WM8
- ASIN: B00YM34WM8
- Manufacturer: Philomel Books
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Girl in the Blue Coat
The bestselling, "gripping" (Entertainment Weekly), "powerful" (Hypable), "utterly thrilling" (Paste.com) winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery, perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah and Ruta SepetysAmsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the Dutch front lines when the Germans invaded. She likes to think of her illegal work as a small act of rebellion.On a routine delivery, a client asks Hanneke for help. Expecting to hear that Mrs. Janssen wants meat or kerosene, Hanneke is shocked by the older woman's frantic plea to find a person--a Jewish teenager Mrs. J... [Read More] Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: 0316260630
- ASIN: 0316260630
- ISBN: 0316260630
- Brand: LBYR
- Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Educated: A Memoir
Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: B072BLVM83
- ASIN: B072BLVM83
- Manufacturer: Random House
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The Librarian of Auschwitz
Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.This title has Common Core connections.Godwin Books Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: 1627796185
- ASIN: 1627796185
- ISBN: 1627796185
- Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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Storm Glass (Harbinger Book 1)
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Kingfountain Series comes the first novel in a bold and richly imagined world.Theirs is a world of opposites. The privileged live in sky manors held aloft by a secretive magic known only as the Mysteries. Below, the earthbound poor are forced into factory work to maintain the engine of commerce. Only the wealthy can afford to learn the Mysteries, and they use their knowledge to further lock their hold on society.Cettie Pratt is a waif doomed to the world below, until an admiral attempts to adopt her. But in her new home in the clouds, not everyone treats her as one of the family.Sera Fitzempress is a princess born into power. She yearns to meet the orphan girl she has heard so much about, but her father deems the girl unworthy of his d... [Read More] Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: B077D62HN7
- ASIN: B077D62HN7
- Manufacturer: 47North
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Once (Once Series)
Felix, a Jewish boy in Poland in 1942, is hiding from the Nazis in a Catholic orphanage. The only problem is that he doesn't know anything about the war, and thinks he's only in the orphanage while his parents travel and try to salvage their bookselling business. And when he thinks his parents are in danger, Felix sets off to warn them--straight into the heart of Nazi-occupied Poland. To Felix, everything is a story: Why did he get a whole carrot in his soup? It must be sign that his parents are coming to get him. Why are the Nazis burning books? They must be foreign librarians sent to clean out the orphanage's outdated library. But as Felix's journey gets increasingly dangerous, he begins to see horrors that not even stories can explain.Despite his grim suroundings, Felix never loses hope... [Read More] Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: 0312653042
- ASIN: 0312653042
- ISBN: 0312653042
- Brand: Square Fish
- Manufacturer: Square Fish
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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
"Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This d... [Read More] Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: B00S75RYE0
- ASIN: B00S75RYE0
- Manufacturer: Speak
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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))
A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor WinnerAt the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, The Boys Who Challenged Hitler is National Book Award winner Phillip Hoose's ins... [Read More] Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: 0374300224
- ASIN: 0374300224
- ISBN: 0374300224
- Brand: Farrar Straus Giroux
- Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Best Ya Historical Fiction
- ASIN: B001O1O71C
- ASIN: B001O1O71C
- ISBN: 0307494233
- Manufacturer: David Fickling Books
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The Secret Sense of Wildflower - Southern Historical Fiction, Best Book of 2012
The story of Louisa May "Wildflower" McAllister whose life has been shaped around the recent death of her beloved father in a sawmill accident. While her mother hardens in her grief, Wildflower and her three sisters must cope with their loss themselves, as well as with the demands of daily Best Ya Historical Fiction Named a Best Book of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews! Set in 1940s Appalachia, The Secret Sense of Wildflower tells the story of Louisa May "Wildflower" McAllister whose life has been shaped around the recent death of her beloved father in a sawmill accident. While her mother hardens in her grief, Wildflower and her three sisters must cope with their loss themselves, as well as with the demands of daily survival. Despite these hardships, Wildflower has a resilience that is forged with humor, a love of the land, and an endless supply of questions to God. When Johnny Monroe, the town's
- UPC: 53392142
- Rating: 4.25
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The Best of Me
Original publication and copyright date: 2011. Best Ya Historical Fiction In this New York Times bestselling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future -- together."Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once, too, back when she was eighteen."In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. But as the summer
- UPC: 21809395
- Rating: 3.83
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Year's Best YA Speculative Fiction 2015 - eBook
Fans of Kaleidoscope will find more tales of wonder, adventure, diversity, and variety in this collection devoted to stories with teen protagonists.Our goal is to uncover the best young adult short fiction of the year published in the anthologies dedicated to the form, the occasional special edition of a magazine, and individual pieces appearing in otherwise “adult” anthologies and magazines, and bring them together in one accessible collection.Table of ContentsSongs in the Key of You - Sarah PinskerBlood, Ash, Braids - Genevieve ValentineMosquito Boy - Felix GilmanThe Rainbow Flame - Shveta ThakrarThe Sixth Day - Sylvia Anna HivénFor Sale: Fantasy Best Ya Historical Fiction Year's Best YA Speculative Fiction 2015 - eBook
- UPC: 217466814
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Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto / Shoot, I'm Already Dead
Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto es una historia llena de historias, una gran novela que esconde muchas novelas y que, desde su enigmático título hasta su inesperado final, alberga más de una sorpresa y emociones a flor de piel. Hay momentos en la vida en los que la única manera de salvarse a uno mismo es muriendo o matando.A finales del siglo XIX, durante la última etapa zarista, los Zucker, perseguidos por su condición de judíos, tienen que abandonar Rusia huyendo del horror y la sinrazón. A su llegada a la Tierra Prometida, Samuel Zucker adquiere las tierras de los Best Ya Historical Fiction Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto es una historia llena de historias, una gran novela que esconde muchas novelas y que, desde su enigmático título hasta su inesperado final, alberga más de una sorpresa y emociones a flor de piel. Hay momentos en la vida en los que la única manera de salvarse a uno mismo es muriendo o matando.A finales del siglo XIX, durante la última etapa zarista, los Zucker, perseguidos por su condición de judíos, tienen que abandonar Rusia huyendo del horror y la sinrazón. A su llegada a la Tierra Prometida, Samuel Zucker adquiere las tierras de los Ziad, una
- UPC: 874702490
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Mail Order Bride: The Ripest Tomatoes Are The Best (A Clean Western Historical Romance) - eBook
An overweight woman from Maine decides to become a mail order bride to a farmer in California, because there are no suitors left where she lives. The widower with two children meets her at the train station and she thinks he is shocked by her weight, but he remains mostly silent for a long time. She begins to love his children but worries that she will never be able to crack the farmer’s tough-seeming Best Ya Historical Fiction Mail Order Bride: The Ripest Tomatoes Are The Best (A Clean Western Historical Romance) - eBook
- UPC: 751445235
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