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A Boy at War
Harry Mazer |
9
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Adam's dad is in the Navy on the U.S.S Arizona
during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He is
fishing
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A Separate Peace
John Knowles |
9
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Best friends Gene and Phineas are completely
different. Gene is smart, while Phineas is
athleti
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A Time Apart
Diane Stanley |
6
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After Ginny's mom is diagnosed with a life
threatening illness, Ginny is sent of to her
father w
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All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot |
9
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This is a story of short vignettes about James
Herriot's life as a veterinarian. A large
majori
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque |
8
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This is a heavy book, bloody etc... Takes place
in World War I on the German side. Describes
a
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Amelia's War
Ann Rinaldi |
7
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Ann Rinaldi writes a lot of very good historical
fiction books that tell history through the eyes
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Blitzcat
Robert Westall |
8
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Lord Gort is a cat who is lost and trying to
find her way home during World War II. The book
is
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Bridges at Toko-Ri
James A. Michener |
9
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In this short, fast paced book about the Korean
War, Harry Brubaker reluctantly leaves his
famil
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Broken Bridge
Lynne Reid Banks |
8
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This is a very interesting and good
historical fiction book about the Arab-Israeli
conflict i
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Charley Skedaddle
Patricia Beatty |
9
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About a boy from New York City who joins up in
the army as a drummer boy. He picks up a gun
and
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Don't You Know There's a War On
Avi |
7
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This is a story about a boy whose dad has gone
to war and how he has to live with the rations
in
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Early Thunder
Jean Fritz |
7
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Daniel knew he was loyal to England and the King
until he had to make a brave decision
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Exodus
 
Leon Uris |
10
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Set it the time after World War II where Israel
is being born, Exodus, is a classic book that
sh
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Fallen Angels
Walter Dean Myers |
9
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A coming of age tale for young adults set in the
trenches of the Vietnam War in the late 1960s,
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Friedrich
Hans Peter Richter |
8
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This book is very serious and takes place in
Germany during World War II. His best friend
thoug
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Gods and Generals
Jeff Shaara |
8
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This prequel of The Killer Angels begins
before the start of the Civil War; it goes all
the w
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Hide and Seek
Ida Vos |
10
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Rachel is eight years old when the Nazis invaded
her native country, Holland. Since Rachel is
J
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I Was There
Hans Peter Richter |
8
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A young German boy narrates his experiences in
the Hitler youth movement during the early years
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In My Father's House
Ann Rinaldi |
8
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This book tells of a young girl who grows
up during the Civil War. She has a very special
vi
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Jason's Gold
Will Hobbs |
9
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Soon after hearing the headline "Gold, Gold
discovered in Alaska" Jason sets off with
many "Klon
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Jayhawker
Patricia Beatty |
8
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A book from before the Civil War when there was
fighting in Kanses between the Bushwackers and
t
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Johnny Tremain
Esther Forbes |
10
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Johnny Tremain, winner of the 1943 Newbery Medal,
is one of the finest historical novels ever
wr
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Let the Circle Be Unbroken
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Mildred D. Taylor |
8
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ﾬ￭ tgThis book shows how prejudice white people were
toward black people before the civil rights
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My Guardian Angel
Sylvie Weil |
8
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My Guardian Angel is about a young Jewish girl,
Elvina, growing up in France at the time of the
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Napoleon & Josephine
G & L Hausman |
9
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This is the story of the relationship between
Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine Beauharnais.
A
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Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo |
7
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Tommo lives a simple life with his mother and
brothers, Charlie and Big Joe. They are share
crop
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Red Cap
G. Clifton Wisler |
9
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About a Yankee who is captured and taken to the
Confederate prison, Andersonville.
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Rise to Rebellion
Jeff Shaara |
9
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In the first of a two books series about the
American Revolution, "Rise to Rebellion," by Jef
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Shabanu
Suzanne F Staples |
7
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Set against the backdrop of desert life in
present-day Pakistan, this book offers a
passionate a
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Shades of Gray
Carolyn Reeder |
6
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His family all killed, Will Page has to go live
with his Uncle who refused to fight for the
Conf
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Smiler's Bones
Peter Lerangis |
8
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Famous Artic explorer, Robert Peary, takes a
young Eskimo, Minik, and five other Eskimos from
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Stonewall
Jean Fritz |
7
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The life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
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Streams to the River River to the Sea
Scott O'Dell |
8
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A fascinating story about Sacagawea, the Indian
girl who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their
fa
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The Caine Mutiny
 
Herman Wouk |
9
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Willie Keith joins the Navy during the Second
World War and becomes an ensign on the U.S.S.
C
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The Devil's Arithmetic
Jane Yolen |
8
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Hannah hates going to her family Passover Seder,
her complaint is her relatives always tell the
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The Drummer Boy of Vicksburg
G. Clifton Wisler |
7
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Orion Howe is left behind while his father and
brother go to war to drum. He is desperate to
jo
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The Fifth of March
Ann Rinaldi |
9
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Rachel Marsh in an indentured servant caring for
the children of John and Abigail Adams during the
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The Garden
Carol Matas |
7
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Ruth Mendenberg, a survivor of the Buchenwald
concentration camp, has risked her life to help
sm
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The Journal of Scott Penleton Collins
Walter Dean Myers |
8
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Scott Penleton Collins is a made up character but
it tells the story of D-Day and the days that
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The Journey Back
Johanna Reiss |
8
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After spending three years hiding from the Nazis,
a Jewish family is reunited and begins the job o
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The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara |
9
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This book is a superb recount of the Battle of
Gettysburg written as historical fiction. The
bo
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The Kingdom by the Sea
Robert Westall |
6
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his house has been bombed by the Germans in a
raid and all his family killed in it. Harry
Bague
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The Last Full Measure
 
Jeff Shaara |
9
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A fantastic ending to the best historical fiction
series or book I have ever read. I am amazed at
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The Road to Memphis
Mildred D. Taylor |
7
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The book is enlightening about what life
was like in the South of the United States in the
1930ﾒ
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The Secret Shelter
Sandi LeFaucheur |
8
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Sophie, Marina, Quigs, and their teacher
decide to excavate an air raid shelter from World
Wa
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The Upstairs Room
Johanna Reiss |
9
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When the German army occupied Holland, Annie de
Leeuw was eight years old. Because she was
Jewis
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth G Speare |
8
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Forced to leave her sunny Caribbean home for the
bleak Connecticut Colony, Kit Tyler is filled
w
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Thunder on the Tennessee
G. Clifton Wisler |
8
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Willie dreams of honor and glory as he leaves
home to fight the Yankees but is he ready for the
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Time Enough For Drums
Ann Rinaldi |
7
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Jemima Emerson is a strong willed, teenager
living in Trenton, New Jersey, during the
Revolution
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Tunes For Bears To Dance To
Robert Cormier |
8
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Henry moves to a new town after his all-star
baseball-playing brother tragically dies. His
f
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