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Lovely war
by Julie Berry
Meeting in a World War II-era Manhattan hotel for a forbidden tryst, immortals Ares and Aphrodite are caught by the latter's jealous husband before she defends her actions by imparting the tale of four young humans who became connected during World War I. By the author of the Splurch Academy series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Salt to the sea : a novel
by Ruta Sepetys
Frantically racing to freedom with thousands of other refugees as Russian forces close in on their homes in East Prussia, Joana, Emilia and Florian meet aboard the doomed Wilhelm Gustloff and are forced to trust each other in order to survive. By the award-winning author of Out of the Easy. Simultaneous eBook.
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Girl in the blue coat
by Monica Hesse
Hanneke, a procurer of black-market goods in 1943 Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, is compelled to help a desperate neighbor track down a missing Jewish teen who had been hiding from the Nazis
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Hamilton and Peggy! : a revolutionary friendship
by Laura Elliott
The best-selling author of Between the States presents a richly detailed historical novel inspired by the relationship between Alexander Hamilton and Peggy Schuyler, describing how the latter was challenged by the realities of war to distinguish herself from her remarkable sisters and make her own mark on history. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Gimme everything you got
by Iva-Marie Palmer
Trying out for the soccer team when she realizes that she is impossibly attracted to a new coach, a high school junior embarks on a 1979 sports season that challenges her to take risks and question her original ambition. By the author of The Summers. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The boy at the top of the mountain
by John Boyne
Forced to leave Paris and move in with his aunt Beatrix in the wealthy Austrian home of Adolf Hitler, orphan Pierro is taken under Hitler's wing and thrust into circles of terror, secrets and betrayal. By the best-selling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Simultaneous eBook.
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Daughters of jubilation
by Kara Lee Corthron
"In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of all that, Evvie's magic abilities are growing stronger by the day. Her family calls it jubilation--a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery. And as Evvie's talents waken, something dark comes loose and threatens to resurface... And when the demons of Evvie's past finally shake free, she must embrace her mighty lineage, and summon the power that lies within her"
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The light in hidden places
by Sharon Cameron
Secretly falling in love with the son of Jewish grocers in 1943 Poland, a young Catholic singer is devastated when the family is arrested by Nazis who requisition her house, complicating her effort to protect her beloved’s hidden brother. Simultaneous eBook.
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Resistance
by Jennifer A Nielsen
The New York Times best-selling author of the Ascendance and Mark of the Thief trilogies tells an extraordinary story of a Jewish girl's courageous efforts to resist the Nazis
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Kent State
by Deborah Wiles
The author of the National Book Award finalist Each Little Bird That Sings presents a compelling account of the tragic May 1970 shooting of four students who were protesting against the Vietnam War before they were fired upon by American National Guardsmen. Simultaneous eBook.
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We are not free
by Traci Chee
Growing up together in the community of Japantown, San Francisco, four second-generation Japanese American teens find their bond tested by widespread discrimination and the mass incarcerations of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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