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Girl of Kosovo

Alice Mead Farrar, Straus and Giroux

*"Based on the experience of one Albanian family caught upo in the ethnic wars in Kosovo, this moving novel tells the story through the eyes of a young girl."...

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The Clay Marble

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Fleeing war-torn Cambodia in 1980, Dara, her mother, and her older brother find sanctuary in a refugee settlement on the Thailand border, but when fighting...

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Outcast

Rosemary Sutcliff; Illustrated by Richard Kennedy Sunburst Paperbacks

When a Roman ship is wrecked off the coast of Britain, an infant, Beric, is the only survivor. He is rescued by a British tribe who raise him as their own...

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The Shining Company

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Life is secure and peaceful for young Prosper, second son of Gerontius, until the day Prince Gorthyn arrives with his hunting party. Prosper's unusual daring...

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Warrior Scarlet

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In Bronze Age Britain, young Drem must overcome his disability-a withered arm-if he is to prove his manhood and become a warrior.

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Where Heroes Hide

Helen Recorvits Frances Foster Books

"Recorvits recreates a slice of bouhood in the summer of 1956, twining themes of friendship, family loyalty and heroism around a series of escapades . . . a...

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Nim and the War Effort

Milly Lee; Pictures by Yangsook Choi Sunburst Paperbacks

"Details place the affecting story in a real, not idealized, America." --Kirkus Reviews "It’s the last day of the newspaper drive and Nim, a...

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Upon the Head of the Goat

A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944

Aranka Siegal Sunburst Paperbacks

Upon the Head of the Goat is the winner of the 1982 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Nonfiction and a 1982 Newbery Honor Book.

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Boxes for Katje

Candace Fleming; Pictures by Stacey Dressen-McQueen Melanie Kroupa Books

Simple seeds of friendship grow into something extraordinary After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like...

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Georgie's Moon

Chris Woodworth Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Georgie Collins knows exactly how to make it through life in a new town. Before her father left for Vietnam, he gave her standing orders never to let anyone...

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The Gardener

Sarah Stewart; Illustrated by David Small Square Fish

By the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to...

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Under Siege!

Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg

Andrea Warren Melanie Kroupa Books

“Living in a cave under the ground for six weeks . . . I do not think a child could have passed through what I did and have forgotten it.” – Lucy McRae, age...

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Guerrilla Season

Pat Hughes Sunburst Paperbacks

The Civil War in Missouri In 1863, at fifteen, Matt Howard is old enough to join the Southern guerrillas and help protect Missouri from Union forces. But...

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Soldier Mom

Alice Mead Sunburst Paperbacks

Jasmyn Williams is shocked and angry when her mother, a member of the Army Reserve, is called up for service during the Persian Gulf War. While Jas comes to...

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The Lantern Bearers

The Roman Britain Trilogy #3

Rosemary Sutcliff Square Fish

The barbarians are coming! The Lantern Bearers is the 1959 winner of the Carnegie Medal in Literature.

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The Silver Branch

The Roman Britain Trilogy #2

Rosemary Sutcliff Square Fish

More than a century after The Eagle of the Ninth leaves off, two cousins join the Roman side in the fight against a tyrannical British emperor....

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The Eagle

The Roman Britain Trilogy #1

Rosemary Sutcliff Square Fish

The bestselling classic is now a Major Motion Picture from Focus Features

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Quest for a Maid

Frances Mary Hendry Sunburst Paperbacks

Meg Wright is nine when she hides under a table and hears her sister Inge kill the King of Scotland by witchcraft, setting in motion a treacherous power...

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Year of No Rain

Alice Mead Farrar, Straus and Giroux

"An artfully told story . . . The history, the land, and the determination of a band of refugees to care for each other are vividly evoked in this important...

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Sonny's War

Valerie Hobbs Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR Paper

After her father dies, fourteen-year-old Corin needs her brother, Sonny, more than ever. Sonny is quiet but he's a great listener, and Cory knows where she can...

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Under the Persimmon Tree

Suzanne Fisher Staples Square Fish

Intertwined portraits of courage and hope in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Hidden Child

Isaac Millman Frances Foster Books

A powerful story of survival, loss, and hope Isaac was seven when the Germans invaded France and his life changed forever. First his father was taken away,...

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Dawn and Dusk

Alice Mead Farrar, Straus and Giroux

For as long as thirteen-year-old Azad can remember, the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he lives in the predominantly Kurdish town of Sardasht, has been at war...

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Tasting the Sky

A Palestinian Childhood

Ibtisam Barakat Melanie Kroupa Books

Winner, Arab American National Museum Book Award for Children's/YA Literature, among other awards and honors. “When a war ends it does not go away,” my...

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