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• Danilo Was Here

  Burgess, Tamika,

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  A summer guest spot on an American baseball team sounds like a dream come true – except Danilo doesn’t care about playing anymore. What he does care about? Finding his father and demanding he help the family he abandoned.

• Code Name Kingfisher

  Kessler, Liz,

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  Three stories intertwine in this touching novel about two Jewish sisters hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, and the girl in present day who finds more than she expected when working on a family tree school assignment.

• Rebellion 1776

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  Boston in 1776 is full of upheaval not only because the revolution is heating up, but also because a smallpox epidemic will soon ravage the city – and Elspeth is caught right in the middle of it all.

• When Sally O'Malley Discovered the Sea

  Cushman, Karen,

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  Armed with only a little money and her wits, Sally O’Malley is determined to make it to the sea – even if it means catching a ride with a stranger and a spoiled child.

• I Witnessed. The Lizzie Borden Story

  Kraatz, Jeramey,

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  Inspired by real events, this graphic novel offers an interesting spin on the story of Lizzie Borden and the murder of her parents!

• One Wrong Step

  Nielsen, Jennifer A.,

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  Imagine trying to be one of the first to reach Mount Everest’s summit only to not only get caught by an avalanche, but also discover Nazi soldiers are trying to beat you to the summit? Edge of your seat adventure!

• Will's Race for Home

  a Western

  Rhodes, Jewell Parker,

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  Will and his father embark on a journey to claim their own land during the land rush in the 1880s. Travel isn’t easy, and they encounter plenty of barriers in their search for a new future.

• The Enemy's Daughter

  Blankman, Anne,

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  Separated from her father when their ship is destroyed by a German submarine during WWI, Marta must use her acting talents to hide that she is German while staying with an Irish family in England.

• Flying Through Water

  Wolo, Mamle,

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  Devastated by the death of his grandfather, Sena accepts a fisher boy position in hopes he will be able to provide for his family – only to learn he’s been deceived by a human trafficker.

• The Other Side of Tomorrow

  Cho, Tina,

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  A beautifully illustrated graphic novel in verse about two tweens who risk everything to find freedom and escape from North Korea.

• The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks, and the Gods

  a Tale of the Persian Wars

  Holland, Tom,

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  This exciting illustrated story imagines the Persian Wars if the gods were involved!

• Eyes on the Sky

  Kramer, J. Kasper,

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  Dorothy just wants to her inventions to work. When her weather balloon seems to cause a collision at nearby Roswell, she finds herself pulled into a mystery that may involve the government and aliens!

• Westfallen

  Brashares, Ann,

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  The first rule of time travel? Don’t change anything! Two groups of friends, one in present time and one in 1944, learn they can communicate only to have their efforts to help someone change the course of history.

• The Peach Thief

  Smith, Linda Joan,

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  Scilla’s life unexpectedly changes when she’s caught trying to steal a peach and winds up with a job. But her new job may be in jeopardy if her employers discover she’s really a girl disguised as a boy.

• When We Flew Away

  a Novel of Anne Frank, Before the Diary

  Hoffman, Alice,

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  What was Anne Frank’s life like before the Nazi invasion? This fictionalized story uses the author’s research to imagine Anne Frank’s life in the years before she and her family were forced into hiding.

• Max in the House of Spies

  Gidwitz, Adam,

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  Spy School meets magical realism in this fast-paced story about a Jewish boy who attempts to become a spy during WWII – with the help of a couple of spirits, a dybbuk and a kobold!

• The Bletchley Riddle

  Sepetys, Ruta,

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  It’s 1940, and two siblings who love puzzles wind up working at Bletchley Park to try and solve the greatest puzzle of all: decrypting German messages with the help of the brand new Enigma Machine.

• Lion of the Sky

  Hemnani, Ritu,

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  Raj’s entire world is thrown into chaos when the government splits India in two, creating tension between friends and families as the 1947 Partition goes into effect.

• Across So Many Seas

  Behar, Ruth, 1956-

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  Four generations of Jewish girls in different eras experience joy, heartache, and prejudice as they work to hold onto their culture in this moving story about family and hope.

• The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry

  Johnson, Anna Rose,

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  When her father dies, Lucy is sent to the one place she fears: the sea. Moving into a lighthouse with a family she’s never met before, Lucy tries to fit in by telling stories – only to decide and prove one is a true tale.