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-- Africac2007., Juvenile, Tundra Books ; Tundra Books of Northern New York Call No: Historical FIC Craig Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After thirteen-year-old Kim travels to South Africa with her mom, a journalist, she experiences the country's brutal history and its largely tragic past. But when she listens to the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings of post-apartheid South Africa her eyes are opened.
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By Hesse, Karen2005, c2003., Juvenile, Aladdin Paperbacks Call No: Historical FIC Hesse Edition: 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An Aleutian Islander recounts her suffering during World War II in American internment camps designed to "protect" the population from the invading Japanese.
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By Burg, Ann E2009., Juvenile, Scholastic Press Call No: Historical FIC Burg Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.
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2017., Scribner Call No: Historical FIC Doerr Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition. Genre: Historical Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: The lives of Marie-Laure, a blind girl living in Saint-Malo, and Werner, a orphan training at an elite Nazi school, intertwine during the Nazi occupation of France.
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By Badoe, Adwoa2016., Adolescent, Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press Call No: Historical FIC Badoe Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: In 1981, Ghanaian girl Charlotte enters college and revels in the freedom, camaraderie, parties, clubs, boyfriends, and learning of her university setting, but when the government is overthrown her love for the spotlight may put her in real danger from the political oppressors.
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2017., Adolescent, Ember Call No: Historical FIC White Edition: First Ember edition. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: The Conquerors Series Volume: Book 1Summary Note: A princess named Lada and her younger brother, Radu, were abandoned by their father who gave them as hostages to be raised within the walls of the very people their birthright has sworn them to fight against. And when the two form a deep friendship with the sultan's son, Mehmed, and Lada's feelings grow deeper, the three will push the limits of loyalty and love.
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[2013]., Riverhead Books Call No: Historical FIC Hosseini Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1950s Afghanistan, Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their poor father, Saboor, in a small village. Saboor sells Pari to a wealthy childless couple with the help of his brother-in-law Nabi who works for them. These actions impact the lives of everyone involved for years to come as a grieving Abdullah immigrates to America and names his daughter Pari, Pari grows up alone in Paris, and Nabi feels guilty until his death when he tries to tell the truth.
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2010., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: Historical FIC Dogar Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of young Peter, who fell in love with Anne Frank while hiding from the Nazis in the annex. Continuing past the events of Anne's diary, it goes on to tell about their betrayal, survival in the Nazi death camps, and the fates of the Annex's fugitives.
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2005., Harper Call No: Historical FIC Cornwell Edition: 1st Harper pbk. ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Grail quest Volume: bk. 1Summary Note: After his small English village is totally destroyed, young Thomas, the only survivor, vows to seek revenge and will never rest until he finds the murderous black knight.
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2019., Adolescent, Little, Brown and Company Call No: Historical FIC Boecker Edition: First trade paperback edition. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: A Kirkus 2018 Best Book of the Year!Shakespeare in Love meets Philippa Gregory in this witty and thrilling story of star-crossed assassins in Elizabeth England, perfect for fans of My Lady Jane and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue!When Lady Katherine's father is killed for being an illegally practicing Catholic, she discovers treason wasn't the only secret he's been hiding -- he was also involved in a murder plot against the reigning Queen Elizabeth I. With nothing left to lose, Katherine disguises herself as a boy and travels to London to fulfill her father's mission, and to take it one step further -- kill the queen herself.Katherine's opportunity comes in the form of William Shakespeare's newest play, which is to be performed in front of Her Majesty. But what she doesn't know is that the play is not just a play. It's a plot to root out insurrectionists and destroy the rebellion once and for all.The mastermind behind this ruse is Toby Ellis, a young spy for the queen with secrets of his own. When Toby and Katherine are cast opposite each other as the play's leads, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another. But the closer they grow, the more precarious their positions become. And soon they learn that star-crossed love, mistaken identity, and betrayal are far more dangerous off the stage than on.
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By Beard, Janet[2018]., William Morrow Call No: Historical FIC Beard Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: In 1944, eighteen-year-old June Walker begins work with hundreds of other young women at a brand new factory with giant machines--but neither she, nor anyone else, is told what the facility is. Eager to know more, she begins an affair a young Jewish scientist named Sam Cantor who knows all to well what the facility is designed for. Meanwhile, an African American construction worker, Joe Brewer, doesn't care what the facility is, but knows it's paying the bills for his family in Alabama. Then, after a security breach, Joe and June's lives become intertwined.
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[2015]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: Historical FIC Crowder Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A novel in verse about the historical figure of Clara Lemlich, a Russian Jewish immigrant who came to New York City's Lower East Side in the early 1900s. Getting a job at a garment factory, Clara is appalled at the working conditions, and begins working tirelessly to gain women's rights in the workplace.
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2001., Knopf : Distributed by Random House Call No: Historical FIC Sijie Edition: 1st American ed. Genre: Historical Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two boys, moved to the country for "re-education" as part of Mao's Cultural Revolution, find little to amuse them, but things change when they discover a stash of Western classics in Chinese translation and use the stories of Balzac to capture the attention of the beautiful daughter of the local tailor.
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[2019]., Ballantine Books Call No: Historical FIC Wingate Genre: Historical Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents--but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility's cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiance, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis,a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption. Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals--in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country--Lisa Wingate's riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong"--
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c2011., Broadway Paperbacks Call No: Historical FIC Harvell Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After being cast out from his village at a young age, Moses Froben is taken in by a pair of monks and soon becomes the pupil of the Abbey's choirmaster. In order to preserve Moses' voice, however, the choirmaster has him castrated, an event that shapes his future and personal life in ways he cannot begin to imagine.
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2012., Adolescent, HarperTeen Call No: Historical FIC Sharenow Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Genre: Historical Availability:5 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fourteen-year-old Karl Stern has never been in a synagogue or practiced religion, but to everyone around him he is a Jew. Longing to prove his worth, he starts taking boxing lessons from champion boxer and German national hero Max Schmeling. As a skilled cartoonist, he's never before had an interest in boxing, but as Max's apprentice, Karl finds both his boxing skills and art flourishing. When Nazi violence against the Jews heightens, he must balance his dream of becoming a great boxer with his obligation to protect his family.
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c2011., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: Historical FIC Sepetys Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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2012., Adolescent, Speak Call No: Historical FIC Sepetys Genre: Historical Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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[2014]., Adolescent, Wendy Lamb Books Call No: Historical FIC Kirkpatrick Edition: First edition. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the 1890s, sixteen-year-old Eqariusaq, from the village of Itta near Ellesmere, is caught between traditional Inuit life with her lazy husband Angulluk and the world of Lieutenant Peary and his family and crew, who call her Billy Bah.
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2019., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray Call No: Historical FIC Bannen Edition: First paperback edition. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jinghua, a slave in Kipchak Khanate, finds herself the unlikely ally in the escape of Prince Khalaf and his father across the Mongol Empire when Kipchak is invaded and overrun. Seeing her chance to escape to freedom, Jinghua hatches a plan to return home--a plan put in jeopardy by her developing feelings for Khalaf, who himself is seeking marriage to the Great Khan's daughter, Turandokht, whose suitors must either solve three impossible riddles or die.
