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In the Past: Historical fiction for teens
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The librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio IturbeA tale based on true events follows the experiences of a teen prisoner in Auschwitz who risks her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.
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Glow by Megan E BryantDiscovering a series of antique paintings containing hidden glowing images, a young thrift-store aficionado investigates their origins and discovers the haunting true story of a group of young women artists, the Radium Girls, who used dangerous radioactive paint to create the world's first glow-in-the-dark products.
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Making bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk SkrypuchA tale inspired by a lesser-known aspect of World War II describes how young Lida loses her parents and is torn from her sister, even though she is not Jewish, by Nazis who place her in a brutal work camp with other Ukrainian children to make bombs for the German army.
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Duels & deception
by Cindy Anstey
In 1800s London, a young heiress and her lawyer are caught up in a kidnapping plot to steal her fortune, but as their investigation delves deeper and their affections for each other grow, Lydia starts to wonder what she truly wants
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Beck
by Mal Peet
Orphaned as a child and sent to live among religious caretakers in early 20th-century Canada, 15-year-old Beck endures harsh labor and searches for love while traveling back and forth across the American border during the height of the Great Depression.
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The pearl thief by Elizabeth WeinRecovering from an injury at her grandfather's estate in the aftermath of an incident she gradually realizes may not have been an accident, 15-year-old Julia investigates the disappearance of a missing person alongside a boy whose family has been shaped by stark prejudices.
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The ship beyond time by Heidi HeiligA sequel to The Girl From Everywhere finds time-traveler's daughter Nix confronting a terrible choice about her relationship with thief Kash when she learns that she is destined to lose the person she most loves.
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Alex & Eliza : a love story
by Melissa De la Cruz
When Alex and Eliza meet one fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history
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Max by Sarah Cohen-ScaliRaised and taught to be a strict, perfect Aryan child under the ideologies of the Nazi Party, Max, a boy who was taken from his mother at birth, begins questioning these educational precepts in the wake of a loveless life and his friendship with a young Jewish boy, in a U.S. release of an award-winning novel from France.
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Girl With a Camera : Margaret Bourke-white, Photographer by Carolyn MeyerA tale inspired by the life and achievements of photographer Margaret Bourke-White describes how she spent her early years observing the natural world before mastering the art of photography and serving as the first female photojournalist in World War II.
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And I darken by Kiersten WhiteEver since Lada Dragwlya and her brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival, and when she meets Mehmed, the heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against, complications arise as Lada, Radu and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.
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To stay alive : Mary Ann Graves and the tragic journey of the Donner Party
by Skila Brown
Evocative verses impart the first-person experiences of a young survivor of the tragic Donner Party of 1846, describing how 19-year-old Mary Ann Graves, her family and the Reed family became victims of freezing temperatures and starvation during one of the most harrowing journeys in American history.
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Silver stars : a Front lines novel by Michael GrantWomen soldiers Frangie, Rainy and Rio accompany the American army to World War II Sicily, where they endure harrowing conditions on the front lines during the summer of 1943. By the author of the Messenger of Fear series.
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Outrun the moon by Stacey LeeGaining admittance into an elite school usually limited to white girls, 15-year-old Mercy Wong, who strives to escape from her disadvantaged life through education, endures harsh conditions in a park encampment when the 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroys her home and school.
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That Burning Summer by Lydia SysonRomney Marsh, July 1940. When invasion threatens, you have to grow up quickly. Sixteen-year-old Peggy has been putting on a brave face since the fall of France, but now the enemy is overhead, and the rules are changing. Staying on the right side of the law proves harder than she expects when a plane crash-lands in the Marsh: it's Peggy who finds its broken pilot; a young Polish man, Henryk. Peggy secretly cares for Henryk while he hides in a remote church. As something more blossoms between the two, and other secrets come to light, Peggy and Henryk are forced to question the loyalties and beliefs they thought they held dear.
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