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Everything is poison
by Joy McCullough
When Carmela Tofana turns 16, she joins her mother's apothecary in Campo Marzio crafting remedies for customers, but for every sweet-smelling flower extract there is another potion requiring darker ingredients, in a historical novel told in prose and verse.
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The Queen's spade
by Sarah Raughley
Nineteen-year-old Sarah, a princess of the Egbado Clan until the British Crown kidnapped her, wants revenge against her godmother, Queen Victoria, so she aligns herself with a crime lord, in a historical thriller inspired by true events.
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A crane among wolves
by June Hur
In 1506 Joseon (Korea), Iseul sets out to steal her sister back after she's been kidnapped by tyrant King Yeonsan and collides with Prince Daehyun, the king's half-brother, to discover that their contempt for each other is transcended only by their mutual hatred for the king.
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Kill her twice
by Stacey Lee
"In 1932 Los Angeles, when the Chow sisters stumble upon the body of Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen and the pride of Chinatown, they set out to solve their friend's murder, putting them in the crosshairs of a killer.
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Medici heist
by Caitlin Schneiderhan
In 1517 Florence, 17-year-old conwoman Rosa Cellini and her team of skilled misfits are planning to pull off the Renaissance's greatest robbery?—?stealing the corrupt Medici pope's mountain of money?—?realizing their daring mission could save the city if they don't destroy each other first.
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I'll take everything you have
by James Klise
In 1934, Joe Garbe arrives in Chicago with a plan to save the family farm, but when his con game exposes him to the criminal underworld, danger closes in, forcing him to decide who he wants to be.
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My fine fellow
by Jennieke Cohen
In 1830s England, where the Culinarians, who create gorgeous food and confections, are the crème de la crème of high society, three individuals combine forces to pull off a delectable caper that will bring them fame, fortune—and a little romance.
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Reader, I murdered him
by Betsy Cornwell
Attending boarding school in London, Adele enters the glittering world of society girls and their wealthy suitors until a violent assault leads her to a roguish young con woman, and together, they become vigilantes who mete out justice.
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Destination unknown
by Bill Konigsberg
In 1987 NYC, when Micah and C.J. start dating after meeting at a club, their relationship is tested, strained, pushed and pulled as their lives become more and more entangled in the AIDS epidemic laying waste to their community.
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Last night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
When Lily realizes she has feelings for a girl in her math class, it threatens Lily's oldest friendships and even her father's citizenship status and eventually, Lily must decide if owning her truth is worth everything she has ever known.
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The killing code
by Ellie Marney
In 1943 Virginia, Kit Sutherland, a codebreaker helping the war effort, becomes involved in another kind of fight when government girls are being brutally murdered in Washington, D.C., joining forces with other female codebreakers to catch a killer.
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Fraternity
by Andy Mientus
In the fall of 1991, sixteen-year-old transfer student Zooey Orson falls in with a group of boys who share the same secret--one which they can only express openly within the safety of the clandestine gatherings of the Vicious Circle--but when the boys unwittingly happen upon the headmaster's copy of an arcane occult text, they unleash an eldritch secret so terrible, it threatens to consume them all.
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The silent stars go by
by Sally Nicholls
During Christmastime in 1919, 17-year-old secretly pregnant vicar's daughter Margot Allan joins with her family for the first time since World War I ended, while unbeknownst to her, the fiancé she thought she lost during the Great War turns up alive and well and looking for answers.
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Daughters of a dead empire
by Carolyn Tara O'Neil
Offered a diamond to take a girl as far south as possible in 1918 Russia, communist Emma suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of the war when she discovers the girl is being hunted by the Bolsheviks, putting both their lives in danger.
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Anatomy : a love story
by Dana Schwartz
When Hazel, an aspiring female surgeon, meets Jack, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, they work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.
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I must betray you
by Ruta Sepetys
In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country.
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What souls are made of : a Wuthering Heights remix
by Tasha Suri
When Heathcliff, an“outsider,” meets Catherine, who must mold herself into someone marriageable even though it might destroy her spirit, these two lost souls find solace in each other's arms despite the world trying to keep them apart.
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Nothing sung and nothing spoken
by Nita Tyndall
Despite the dangers of breaking the Nazi Party's rules, Charlie and Geli visit an underground club to dance to contraband American jazz and swing music, until the tightening vise of Hitler's power tests how much they are willing to risk—and to lose.
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Ironhead, or, Once a young lady
by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem
In 1808 Ghent, eighteen-year-old Constance runs away from an arranged marriage to a much older man by stealing his clothes, sneaking out of the house disguised as a man, and joining Napoleon's army.
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The most dazzling girl in Berlin
by Kip Wilson
In Berlin on the cusp of World War II, Hilde, a former orphan, takes a job at a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers where she finally finds a place to belong until seeds of unrest force her to decide what's best for her future.
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Enduring freedom
by Jawad Arash
A dual-narrative tale finds a young American army private and an Afghan youth living under the horrors of the Taliban caught on opposing sides during the tumultuous events leading up to and following September 11, 2001.
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Bluebird
by Sharon Cameron
In the aftermath of World War II, Eva, who holds the key to a deadly secret that is capable of tipping the balance of world power, is on a mission to pursue justice and the Nazi that escaped its net.
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Bones of a saint
by Grant Farley
A teen who has never known life outside his dead-end hometown becomes compelled to save his community and loved ones from the grip of a past tragedy and gang members who would force him to commit crimes against vulnerable neighbors.
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My contrary Mary
by Cynthia Hand
Welcome to Renaissance France, a place of poison and plots, of beauties and beasts, of mice and ... queens? Mary is the queen of Scotland and the jewel of the French court. Except when she's a mouse. Yes, reader, Mary is a shapeshifter in a kingdom where Verities rule. It's a secret that could cost her a head--or a tail. Luckily, Mary has a confidant in her betrothed, Francis. But things at the gilded court take a treacherous turn after the king meets a suspicious end. Thrust onto the throne, Mary and Francis face a viper's nest of conspiracies, traps, and treason. And if Mary's secret is revealed, heads are bound to roll.
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The city beautiful
by Aden Polydoros
In 1893 Chicago, after his best friend becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, Alter Rosen is plunged into a nightmare where he is thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past.
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The silver blonde
by Elizabeth Ross
When she stumbles upon the dead body of blonde bombshell and A-list movie star Babe Bannon in 1946 Hollywood, 19-year-old Clara Berg is drawn into the murder investigation—and the dark side of Hollywood—as she searches for the truth.
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A sitting in St. James
by Rita Williams-Garcia
In 1860 Louisiana, eighty-year-old Madame Sylvie decides to sit for a portrait, as horrific stories that span generations from the big house and the fields are revealed.
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My Calamity Jane
by Cynthia Hand
A side-splitting follow-up to My Plain Jane finds Wild Bill's Traveling Show performer Calamity Jane incurring a suspicious bite in the wake of a garou hunt gone wrong before seeking a cure in Deadwood, where she encounters a life-threatening surprise. 50,000 first printing.
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28 days : a novel of resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
by David Safier
In Warsaw, Poland, in 1942, Mira faces impossible decisions after learning that the Warsaw ghetto is to be "liquidated," but a group of young people are planning an uprising against their Nazi captors.
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All the days past, all the days to come
by Mildred D. Taylor
A long-awaited conclusion to the story that began in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry finds young adult Cassie Logan searching for a sense of belonging before joining the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Mississippi.
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The snow fell three graves deep : voices from the Donner Party
by Allan Wolf
A novel in verse by the author of The Watch That Ends the Night recounts the chilling survival tale of the Donner party during the 1846-1847 winter from the perspectives of its leaders, a scholarly wife, two Miwok guides, the Reed children and other historical figures.
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In the neighborhood of true
by Susan Kaplan Carlton
Moving from New York to Atlanta after her father's death in 1958, young Ruth hides her Jewish heritage from her blonde debutante peers before finding herself caught between two boys, including a charming youth from a privileged Christian club and a passionate social justice advocate from her temple.
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Someday we will fly
by Rachel DeWoskin
Fleeing 1940 Poland when her mother disappears, the 15-year-old daughter of circus performers struggles to care for a dangerously malnourished sibling in Shanghai, one of the few places that accepts Jewish refugees without visas, before the war arrives at the hands of the Japanese.
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Within these lines
by Stephanie Morrill
Italian-American Evalina and Japanese-American Taichi's vow to be together, although interracial marriage is illegal in 1941 San Francisco, is tested when Taichi's family is sent to Manzanar internment camp. Includes historical notes.
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Girls like us
by Randi Pink
In the summer of 1972, three girls from very different backgrounds struggle to come to terms with being pregnant.
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Thirteen doorways, wolves behind them all
by Laura Ruby
Abandoned in a Depression-era Chicago orphanage with her sister, a young woman endures injustice, poverty and violence while struggling to survive in the years leading up to World War II. By the award-winning author of Bone Gap.
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The war outside
by Monica Hesse
Teens Haruko, a Japanese American, and Margot, a German American, form a life-changing friendship as everything around them starts falling apart in the Crystal City family internment camp during World War II.
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Orphan monster spy
by Matt Killeen
When her mother is shot at a checkpoint in 1939 Germany, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jewish teen agrees to help a mysterious man who asks her to help the resistance against the Third Reich by posing as the daughter of a wealthy Nazi to gain access to a scientist's weapon designs.
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Max
by Sarah Cohen-Scali
Raised 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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For love & honor
by Jody Hedlund
A noblewoman who hides a skin blemish that could cause to her to be branded a witch and a knight who must marry a wealthy woman to protect his family forge an alliance based on secrets that threaten their love and lives. By the author of An Uncertain Choice.
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Girl in the blue coat
by Monica Hesse
A grief-stricken procurer of black-market goods in World War II-era 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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Under a painted sky
by Stacey Lee
In 1845 Missouri, Sammy, a Chinese girl, and Annamae, a runaway slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California, facing countless dangers together and forging an unforgettable bond of friendship.
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Three day summer
by Sarvenaz Tash
During the three days of the music festival known as Woodstock, Michael Michaelson of Somerville, Massachusetts, and Cora Fletcher, a volunteer in the medical tent who lives nearby, share incredible experiences, the greatest of which is meeting each other.
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Death coming up the hill ; : a novel
by Chris Crowe
A tale told in weekly verses recounts a year in the life of a 1968 teen who observes such challenges as his father's racism, the actions of his peace-activist mother, the escalating war in Vietnam, the Democratic Convention in Chicago and the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Code name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage and great courage as she relates what she must do to survive while keeping secret all that she can.
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The book thief
by Markus Zusak
Living with a foster family in Germany during World War II, a young girl struggles to survive her day-to-day trials through stealing anything she can get her hands on, but when she discovers the beauty of literature, she realizes that she has been blessed with a gift that must be shared with others, including the Jewish man hiding in the basement.
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Song of a blackbird
by Maria Van Lieshout
"In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters...In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child"
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