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The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta SepetysSummer, 1940. Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie find themselves at Bletchley Park, the home of England’s WWII code-breakers. While Lizzie investigates their mother’s mysterious disappearance, cryptic messages arrive and danger closes in. It’s up to the siblings to untangle a web of secrets that might connect the war’s greatest riddle to their own family. TEEN HISTORICAL SEPETYS RUTA |
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Warrior on the Mound by Sandra W. HeadenTwelve-year-old Cato wants nothing more than to play baseball, perfect his pitch, and meet Mr. Satchel Paige––the best pitcher in Negro League baseball. But when he and his teammates “trespass” on their town’s whites-only field for practice, the resulting racial outrage burns through the entire community. TEEN HISTORICAL HEADON SANDRA |
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When We Flew Away : a Novel of Anne Frank, Before the Diary by Alice HoffmanSet during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. As prejudice, loss and terror run rampant, young Anne Frank learns who she truly is in the face of impossible danger. She witnesses ordinary people become monsters, while children and families become caught up in inescapable violence. TEEN HISTORICAL HOFFMAN ALICE |
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New Teen Historical Books
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Adventures of Mary Jane by Hope JahrenStarring the red-headed spitfire from Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this brand-new reimagining of the classic story follows Mary Jane on her own dangerous and unpredictable journey. Follow along as she travels down the Mississippi River in pre-Civil War America. TEEN HISTORICAL JAHREN HOPE |
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Artifice by Sharon CameronIsa de Smit grew up in her parents' art gallery in Amsterdam. During the war, she survives by selling fake paintings to the Nazis while trying to help her friend, Truus, smuggle Jewish babies to safety - but in 1943, it’s hard to know who you can and can’t trust. TEEN HISTORICAL CAMERON SHARON |
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A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur1506, Korea. While most suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life. When her older sister, Suyeon, becomes the king’s latest target, Iseul leaves the safety of her village in hopes of stealing her sister back. TEEN HISTORICAL HUR JUNE |
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The Davenports : More Than This by Krystal MarquisSet in the summer of 1910, the second book in this series continues to follow our four young protagonists from Chicago's elite as they navigate love, ambition, and societal expectations. This time, Ruby, Olivia, Amy-Rose, and Helen face challenges that threaten to upend their dreams. This forces them to confront rumors, forbidden love, career ambitions, and unexpected alliances. TEEN HISTORICAL MARQUIS KRYSTAL |
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Heroes : a Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan GratzBest friends Frank and Stanley spend most of their days on the Pearl Harbor naval base writing comics and soaking up the sun. Then arrives December 7th, 1941, and America is attacked by the Japanese. Frank and Stanley soon find their friendship in jeopardy when Stanley is seen as the “enemy” because his mother is Japanese American. TEEN HISTORICAL GRATZ ALAN |
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The Prince and the Coyote by David BowlesPrince Acolmiztli longs to see his city-state of Tetzcoco thrive. He has big plans about the projects and initiatives that will bring honor to his family and help his people, but the two sides of his family have been at war his entire life. When a power struggle fractures his family, Acolmitztli is forced into exile and must depend on the wilderness to survive. TEEN HISTORICAL BOWLES DAVID |
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Song of Freedom, Song of Dreamsby Shari GreenThis novel in verse centers around a young pianist in East Germany. Join Helena as she tries to make sense of love, duty, and her dreams during the unsettled months of protest that lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. TEEN HISTORICAL GREEN SHARI |
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Sunday Moneyby Maggie HillClaire Joyce is growing up in 1970s Brooklyn as the youngest in a working-class Catholic family. With three street-smart brothers, a taxi-driving father, and an alcoholic mother, Claire uses basketball as her escape. The sport helps her navigate toward maturity and success, but her dreams are threatened by the prejudices of the era. TEEN HISTORICAL HILL MAGGIE |
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Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society by Adeline Yen MahSet during World War II, a young Chinese girl made homeless by her evil stepmother begins a new life as a martial-artist and spy. Deciding to join the Chinese resistance to work against the occupying Japanese, she sets out to free her people from their vicious reign. TEEN HISTORICAL MAH ADELINE |
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinIn Nazi-occupied France, captured British spy "Verity" faces interrogation and a harrowing choice: reveal her mission or face execution. As she writes her confession, she reflects on her friendship with pilot Maddie, her mission's risks, and her struggle to survive against all odds. TEEN HISTORICAL WEIN ELIZABETH |
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The Door of No Return by Kwame AlexanderWhen his brother represents Upper Kwanta in a wrestling contest, a terrible accident results in 11-year-old Kofi fighting for his life. This novel in verse follows Kofi on a dangerous journey across land and sea, far away from everything he loves. TEEN HISTORICAL ALEXANDER KWAME |
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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanEsperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California. There they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. TEEN HISTORICAL RYAN PAM |
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Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha LaiHà has always cherished the vibrant markets, traditions, and close friendships that marked her life in Saigon. When the Vietnam War reaches her doorstep, she and her family are forced to flee as the city falls. In this novel in verse, embark on a perilous journey to America with Hà and her family. TEEN HISTORICAL LAI THANHHA |
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Number the Stars by Lois LowrySet during the German occupation of Denmark in 1943, ten-year-old Annemarie must learn how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. HS LIST NUMBER |
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Classic Teen Historical Books
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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakIt’s 1939, Nazi Germany, and Death has never been busier. Liesel Meminger, a foster girl near Munich, copes by stealing books. She finds solace in their pages as her accordion-playing foster father teaches her to read. Sharing her stolen treasures with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man in their basement, Liesel discovers the power of words amid the horrors of war. TEEN HISTORICAL ZUSAK MARKUS |
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoSan Francisco, 1954. Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu, a Chinese American teenager, is trying to navigate her identity and the budding feelings she has for her classmate Kath. Meanwhile, she faces societal pressures, family expectations, and the pervasive fear of the Red Scare. TEEN HISTORICAL LO MALINDA |
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Lovely War by Julie BerryIntertwining the lives of two couples during World War I, this story examines the enduring power of human connection amidst the chaos of war. Layered with Greek mythology and exploring themes of sacrifice, this is a story of creativity and the timeless nature of love. TEEN HISTORICAL BERRY JULIE |
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The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio IturbeFourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many prisoners at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her family, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is struggling to adjust to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so, Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. TEEN HISTORICAL ITURBE ANTONIO |
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithYoung Francie Nolan, having inherited her father's romanticism and her mother's practicality, struggles to survive and thrive growing up in the slums of Brooklyn during the early twentieth century. HS LIST TREE |
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