Historical - United States - 20th Century
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The Truth about Sparrows
$21.99 Add to cart“The Wynns are an unforgettable family. The details of their struggle to survive the Great Depression will linger long after the last page has been read.”-Ann M. Martin, winner of the Newbery Honor fo
- Author: Hale, Marian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 16 2007
- ISBN10: 0312371330
- Language: English
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Hitch
$12.99 Add to cartTeenager Moss Trawnley is in desperate need of work, and so he decides to head out west as a member of Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps to help protect Montana’s wildlife from devastating erosi… [more below]
- Author: Ingold, Jeanette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 015205619X
- Language: English
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The Magic Paper: Mexican-Americans: A Story Based on Real History
$16.00 Read moreThis 80-page easy-to-understand reader is part of the acclaimed Hopes and Dreams historical novel series, designed specifically for English learners and newcomers to the United States. Each novel foll
- Series: Hopes and Dreams
- Author: Reiff, Tana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: July 20 2015
- ISBN10: 0866473831
- Language: English
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Hollywood Pride
$19.99 Add to cartIn the fall of 1973, fifteen-year-old Caroline Black leaves Laurel Academy for Girls and transfers to her local public school, Hollywood High. At first, Caroline is overwhelmed. The students come from
- Author: Burk, Amy Kaufman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: March 03 2025
- ISBN10: 9798218371678
- Language: English
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Wild Song
$19.99 Add to cartThe Philippines, 1904
Sixteen-year-old Luki is the best hunter in her village, but she has to keep it a secret. Hunting is a man’s skill. She’s expected to marry and raise a family instead.
Chafing ag
- Author: Gourlay, Candy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765662632
- Language: English
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One Step Forward
$19.99 Add to cartA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
One Step Forward is a compelling debut YA historical fiction novel in verse about Matilda Young–the youngest American suffragist imprisoned for picketin
- Author: Atkins, Marcie Flinchum
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0063339315
- Language: English
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Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between
$18.99 Add to cartAs a presidency unravels and the fight for women’s rights intensifies, a teen girl’s future will be determined by her willingness to seek the truth, in this stunning work of historical fiction perfect… [more below]
- Author: Elliott, L. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1643752820
- Language: English
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Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix
$14.99 Add to cartA NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST SELECTION
“McLemore captures the spirit of the original while adding nuance and depth, setting a new bar for what a great retelling can be.” —Booklist, starred review- Series: Remixed Classics #5
- Author: McLemore, Anna-Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 28 2024
- ISBN10: 1250895472
- Language: English
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Rosa by Any Other Name
$20.99 Add to cartIn this Romeo and Juliet-inspired retelling set during the civil rights era, a Mexican American girl is driven to join a movement for justice after her white classmate and best friend from the barrio … [more below]
- Author: Alcaraz, Hailey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 0593525574
- Language: English
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The Grove
$19.99 Add to cartIn this tender coming-of-age novel set in the socioeconomic tinderbox of the 1960s, two sisters in a struggling and damaged family only have each other to rely on . . . until an ugly secret tears them… [more below]
- Author: Whitney Phillips, Brooks
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 593202120
- Language: English
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Nothing Left But Dust
$17.99 Add to cartNothing Left But Dust is a powerful tale of love, loss, and hope set against the backdrop of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Follow Jo, a young woman struggling to heal after her Papa’s death, as sh
- Author: Geissinger, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 294
- Publish Date: April 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1960440012
- Language: English
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Luck of the Titanic
$12.99 Read moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin British-Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated … [more below]
- Author: Lee, Stacey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 1524741000
- Language: English
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Across a Broken Shore
$14.99 Read moreThe last thing eighteen-year-old Wilhelmina “Willa” MacCarthy wants is to be a nun. It’s 1936, and as the only daughter amongst four sons, her Irish-Catholic family is counting on her to take her vows… [more below]
- Author: Trueblood, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1635830427
- Language: English
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Audacity
$13.99 Read moreA 2015 National Jewish Book Award finalist
The inspiring story of Clara Lemlich, whose fight for equal rights led to the largest strike by women in American history A gorgeously told novel in verse w- Author: Crowder, Melanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 05 2016
- ISBN10: 0147512492
- Language: English
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Hattie Big Sky
$9.99 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER
A classic YA novel about a teenage girl searching for a sense of home and family that celebrates the true spirit of independence on the American- Series: Hattie
- Author: Larson, Kirby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 26 2007
- ISBN10: 0440239419
- Language: English
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Where the Lilies Bloom
$11.99 Add to cartAn award-winning novel about the resilience of the human spirit, the power of duty, the fragile relationship between humans and nature, and the sacrifices we make for family.
Mary Call has promised her
- Author: Cleaver, Bill
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 18 2001
- ISBN10: 0064470059
- Language: English
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Ethel’s Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems
$17.99 Read moreConvicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union against the United States, Ethel Rosenberg shares the story of her beliefs, loves, secrets, betrayals, and injustices in this compellin… [more below]
- Author: Krasner, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1635926254
- Language: English
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That Grand Illusion
$19.99 Add to cartA coming-of-age story of friendship and fear . . .
In 1979, crime and drug dealing continue to infiltrate North Sacramento. Meanwhile, the East Area Rapist continues terrorizing residents of Sacrament
- Author: Donoho, Erin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: November 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1088264263
- Language: English
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Within These Lines
$17.99 Read more“Within These Lines is a moving story of love, hope, and family set against the dark history of Japanese internment in America. This book had me captivated ” –Maureen McQuerry, YALSA award-winning au
- Author: Morrill, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0310765234
- Language: English
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Under the Dirt Sky: A Young Adult Historical Novel
$15.99 Add to cart“A great read for any audience!”
-A.L. Mundt, Author of the Messengers Trilogy
From Chicago’s city streets to the Wichita dirt fields during the Dust Bowl, two teens must survive extreme circumstances
- Author: Trautmiller, Callie J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: November 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1951375831
- Language: English
