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Summer Adventure: Reading Through the Eras
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Living in the Past What would life have been like if you were born at a different time (and maybe in a different place)?
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Juvenile Fiction and J Graphic
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I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Georgia BallA gripping graphic novel adaptation of the best-selling I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 follows 11-year-old Nathaniel Fox as he survives the Revolutionary War as a camp helper. Includes a nonfiction section at the back with facts and photos about the real-life event.
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Loyalty
by Avi
To avenge his father, Noah becomes a spy for the British during the American Revolution, witnessing firsthand the hypocrisy, lies and allegiances that come with war, and must determine for himself where his loyalty truly lies.
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The Door of No Return
by Kwame Alexander
When his brother represents Upper Kwanta in a wrestling contest, resulting in the unthinkable, 11-year-old Kofi finds himself fighting for his life, which sends him on a dangerous journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves.
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The Prisoner and the Writer
by Heather Camlot
Falsely accused of treason against France and sent to prison, Jewish army captain Alfred Dreyfus resigns himself to a horrible fate until seven thousand miles away, famous writer Emile Zola, believing in his innocence, pens the famous letter“J'Accuse...!”, speaking out against prejudice.
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One Big Open Sky
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
In 1879, three women—Lettie, her mother, Sylvia, and young teacher Philomena—who are free from slavery but bound by poverty, access to opportunity and patriarchal social structures, head westward on a perilous wagon journey that could cost them everything they have—including their lives.
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Tenmile
by Sandra Dallas
In 1880 Tenmile, Colorado, a rough gold mining town, 12-year-old Sissy Carlson, who is assisting her local doctor father, sees firsthand the personal and not-always-private struggles of his patients and starts thinking of a world outside of this place where she might fit in.
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Spies: Mary Bowser
by Kyandreia Jones
Choose Your Own Adventure! YOU are Mary Bowser, a spy in Virginia. Freed from slavery, you have teamed up with Elizabeth "Bet" Van Lew to form a spy ring of powerful, brave women. You are as quick with your weapon as you are with your mind, and you work secret messages and poisons into everyday objects. Hidden in plain sight, you and your ring change the outcome of the Civil War.
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Pony
by R. J. Palacio
After his dad is taken away, Silas sets out with a mysterious pony on a dangerous journey across a vast American landscape to find him—a journey that will ultimately connect him with his past and future.
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Spineless
by Samantha San Miguel
Staying at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida due to his asthma, 12-year-old budding naturalist Algie stumbles upon a brand-new species that he must protect from a famous collector of exotic animals in a place where evil is lurking.
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The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree
by Lucille Abendanon
After sabotaging her only chance to evacuate before the Japanese army invades Batavia in 1942, twelve-year-old Emmy is confined in the Tjideng prisoner-of-war camp, where she must overcome a tragedy from her past to find her voice and truly be free.
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Nothing Else but Miracles
by Kate Albus
During WWII, 12-year-old Dory Byrne and her brothers are forced to hide out in an abandoned hotel when their new landlord turns them in for being on their own and discover that when things get tough, the neighborhood really will give you what you need—even a miracle or two.
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The Night War
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying much of France, 12-year-old Miriam, who is Jewish, escapes to a boarding school near the famous Chateau de Chenonceau where she is called upon to undertake a deadly task and encounters the person who will save her life and countless others.
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When the Sky Falls
by Phil Earle
In 1940, with his father off to war, Joseph begins spending time at a rundown zoo where he forms a special bond with Adonis, a huge silverback gorilla.
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Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves
by Laura Elliott
In 1941, after Hitler declares war on the US, unleashing U-boat submarines to attack American ships, Louisa June, with the waves outside her house carrying dangerous enemies, must help her mother after her father and brother are caught in the crossfire.
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Singing with Elephants
by Margarita Engle
When an award-winning poet moves to town, Oriol learns that it takes courage to stay true to herself and do what she thinks is right—attempting to rescue a baby elephant in need—even if it means keeping secrets from those she loves.
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Once in a Blue Moon
by Sharon G. Flake
In 1939, James Henry must find his way back into his own life by confronting the truth about what happened the night his mother died and, when a blue moon is forecast, he discovers anything is possible under this rare moon.
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Mordechai Anielewicz: No To Despair
by Rachel Hausfater
Set before and during the days of the Warsaw ghetto uprising in the 1940s, this gripping story documents the final days of Mordechai Anielewicz, leader of the Jewish Fighting Organization that led the insurrection against Nazi control in Poland during the Holocaust.
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On the Home Front with Valentina: A Diary from 1940 to 1943
by Claudia Oviedo
Told through diary entries during World War II, eleven-year-old Valentina helps her family navigate wartime changes and contributes to the war effort on the home front for a country she is not so sure accepts Mexican American families like her own.
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Troublemaker
by John Cho
Following the events of the LA Riots, a 12-year-old Korean American boy must come to terms with the racism within and affecting their community while trying to protect his father, a store owner.
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Cuba in My Pocket
by Adrianna Cuevas
After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, 12-year-old Cumba is sent to Florida alone, where he must navigate a whole new world while wondering if his family will ever be whole again.
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Con Cuba en el Bolsillo
by Adrianna Cuevas
Cuando la fallida invasión de Bahía de Cochinos en 1961 solidifica el poder de Castro en Cuba, la familia de Cumba, de doce años, toma la difícil decisión de enviarlo solo a la Florida. Ante la idea de vivir en otro país por sí mismo, Cumba intenta recordar el sonido del clarinete de su padre, el olor del perfume de lavanda de su madre.La vida en Estados Unidos presenta toda una nueva serie de desafíos. Perdido en un mar de angloparlantes, Cumba tiene que navegar una nueva ciudad, una nueva escuela y una nueva libertad por su propia cuenta. Con cada día que pasa, Cumba se siente más confiado en su nuevo entorno, pero continúa preguntándose si su familia volverá a estar completa otra vez. ¿O acaso sus familiares se mantendrán fuera de su alcance, a 90 millas, al otro lado del mar?
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The Bluest Sky
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Surviving in communist Cuba as a supporter of the regime, Héctor is torn between staying in the only home he's ever known or moving forward to an unknown future when his mother announces she wants the family to risk everything to go to the U.S.
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The Lucky Ones
by Linda Williams Jackson
In 1967, when his teacher loans him a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 11-year-old Ellis Earl Brown is amazed to encounter a family worse off than his own and wonders if happy endings only come in books.
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In the Tunnel
by Julie Lee
When his father is kidnapped by the secret police, Myung-gi blames himself and refuses to leave North Korea without his dad, even if it means joining the army and being sent to the front lines of the Korean War, where his deepest fears await him.
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