Iron thunder : the battle between the Monitor & the Merrimac : a Civil War novel
by Avi

After his father is killed during the Civil War, thirteen-year-old Tom takes on a job to at the ironworks to support his family, and finds himself a target of ruthless spies when he begins assisting with the ironclad ship the "Monitor."

Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps 11-year-old Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration and being bullied. A debut novel.

The many reflections of Miss Jane Deming
by J. Anderson Coats

Bravely taking part in an effort to move Civil War widows and orphans to the Washington Territory, high-spirited Jane, who has been caring for a young sibling since her father's death, finds that her grit and humor are her best attributes to meet the challenges of a life that is far different than her expectations. Simultaneous eBook.

Sylvia & Aki
by Winifred Conkling

At the start of World War II, Japanese-American Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, while Mexican-American Sylvia's family leases their Orange County, California, farm and begins a fight to stop school segregation

The journey of little Charlie
by Christopher Paul Curtis

Striking a deal with a formidable local in the aftermath of his father's death, 12-year-old Charlie, the child of sharecroppers, agrees to track down a band of thieves only to confront a difficult moral choice when he learns the true identities and circumstances of his targets. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963.

The ballad of Lucy Whipple
by Karen Cushman

Dragged along to California during the Gold Rush, shy and bookish Lucy intends to be miserable until she can return to her New England home and writes yearning letters to those she left behind. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice.

The quilt walk
by Sandra Dallas

Ten-year-old Emmy Blue learns the true meaning of friendship--and how to quilt--while making a harrowing wagon journey from Illinois to Colorado with her family in the 1860s.

The game of silence
by Louise Erdrich

Living with her family on an island in Lake Superior during the mid-1800s, a young Ojibwe girl, living a quiet and happy life with her family, begins to fear for the worst when the rumors that the white men are coming to remove her entire tribe from their land begins to gain more credence with every passing day. Reprint.

Out of the dust
by Karen Hesse

A poem cycle that reads as a novel narrates the story of fifteen-year-old Billie Jo and her battle against the elements during the Oklahoma Dust Bowl of 1934. By the author of The Music of Dolphins. Reprint. Newbery Medal

Full of Beans
by Jennifer L Holm

Beans is confronted by the unexpected consequences of a large-scale plan he implements in his Depression-era community in response to high unemployment and his negative perceptions about grownups

A place to belong
by Cynthia Kadohata

Reeling from the treatment they endured in the internment camps of World War II America, a Japanese-American family renounces their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation inflicted by the atomic bomb. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook

Step up to the plate, Maria Singh
by Uma Krishnaswami

"Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland"

Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson

After inheriting her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war being fought in Europe

Indian no more
by Charlene Willing McManis

When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home

Betty before X
by Ilyasah Shabazz

A powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Malcolm X's wife, written by their daughter, describes how young Betty finds confidence and purpose by volunteering for the Housewives League in 1945 Detroit, learning skills and developing awareness that inspires her future as a Civil Rights icon. Simultaneous eBook.

Countdown
by Deborah Wiles

The fearful events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis are witnessed by eleven-year-old Franny, who finds her life and perspectives changing throughout the course of a week that is also marked by difficult family issues

One crazy summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia

In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn, New York, to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, 11-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of their intrusion and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. 15,000 first printing.

Beyond the bright sea
by Lauren Wolk

Set adrift on the ocean in a small skiff as a newborn, 12-year-old Crow embarks on a quest to find the missing pieces of her history. By the award-winning author of Wolf Hollow. Simultaneous eBook.