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• Peacemaker

  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

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  1720s. Twelve-year-old Okwaho's life has suddenly changed. While out hunting with his best friend, his friend is kidnapped by marauders from a neighboring tribe. Okwaho barely escapes back to his village where everyone lives in fear of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Show Me a Sign

  LeZotte, Ann Clare,

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  United States, 1805. 11-year old Mary Lambert begins her story - “If you are reading this, I suppose you want to know more about the terrible events of last year – which I almost didn’t survive – and the community where I live.” This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Prairie Lotus

  Park, Linda Sue

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  United States, 1880. A young girl experiences racism as she courageously struggles to adapt to life in a small, frontier town. Also available in ebook formt.

• A Sky Full of Song

  Meyer, Susan, 1960-

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  North Dakota, 1905. Eleven-year-old Russian immigrant Shoshana is bullied for being Jewish, but after listening to the music of her homeland, she is reminded of the resilience and traditions her people have brought all the way to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stella by Starlight

  Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

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  United States, 1930s. Stella and her community must band together and draw on their courage when the racism of the Ku Klux Klan threatens their town. Also available in ebook and audiobook formats.

• Silver Rain

  Peterson, Lois J., 1952-

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  Vancouver, 1930s. A story set in the depression era. Also available in ebook format.

• Ahimsa

  Kelkar, Supriya, 1980-

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  India, 1940s. Ahimsa means non-violence in Hindi. In this story, 10-year old Anjali, bravely helps her family fight for freedom from British colonial rule in India.

• Allies

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  Europe, 1940s. Allies is told from the different point of view of many young participants in the D-Day invasion World War II, including several soldiers and a French-Algerian girl who's parents are Resistance fighters. Also available in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Garden

  Horvath, Polly

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  Vancouver Island, 1940s. This historical fantasy is set on Vancouver Island during World War II. Full of humour, a magical garden and lots of quirky characters.

• The War That Saved My Life

  Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker

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  England, 1940s. Ada and her brother escape their cruel mother and find refuge in an English village during World War II. Also available in ebook and audiobook formats.

• The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree

  Abendanon, Lucille

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  Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1942. Emmy has the voice of an angel but hasn't sung a note since a family tragedy. With war looming, her father plans to ship her off to a singing school in England for safety. But all Emmy wants to do is stay…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Soul Lanterns

  Kuzki, Shaw, 1957-

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  Japan, 1945. Twelve-year-old Nozomi's understanding of the bombing of Hiroshima is transformed when she learns how those she knows and loves were affected by the event. Includes author's notes.

• The Night Diary

  Hiranandani, Veera

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  India, 1947. 12-year old Nisha's life is torn apart during the 1947 Partition of India. A gripping story of identity, belonging and the human cost of war. Also available in ebook format.

• Brother's Keeper

  Lee, Julie (Children's fiction writer),

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  North Korea, 1950. Sora and her brother Youngsoo must escape restrictive North Korea in order to reach the safety of the South.

• One Crazy Summer

  Williams-Garcia, Rita

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  United States, 1968. Three sisters spend time with their mother who left them when they were small to dedicate herself to her art and political activism with the Black Panthers movement.

• Inside Out & Back Again

  Lai, Thanhha

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  Vietnam/United States, 1970s. This story about a girl who escapes Vietnam with her family during the war in the 1970s is told in verse. Once the family reaches the United States, the family must adjust to their new country. Also available…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Lived on Butterfly Hill

  Agosín, Marjorie

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  Chile, 1970s. After Chile is taken over by a dictator, 11-year old Celeste is sent to live with family in the United States and must cope with life as a refugee.

• Orange for the Sunsets

  Athaide, Tina,

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  Uganda, 1970s. 2 friends who must face privilege, violence and racism when the President suddenly plans to expel all the Indian people from the country.

• Pandas on the Eastside

  Prendergast, Gabrielle

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  Vancouver, 1970s. A determined young girl leads a group of neighbours in a fight to save 2 stranded pandas. Also available in ebook format.

• The Blackbird Girls

  Blankman, Anne,

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  Ukraine, 1986. On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work-- Chernobyl-- has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls,…Read moreRead more of this annotation