The novel is set in Boston at the beginning of the Revolutionary war. Fictional events are mixed in with actual events such as the Boston Tea Party and the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

The main character travels to America and reflects upon accounts of poor living conditions, dangerous work, and occasional mutinies that threatened the life of a 19th cent. Sailor

An absolutely fabulous book on the events leading to and through the Revolutionary War.

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This is a Uchronia novel: What if the Colonists were losing the war? How would history be different. This is a great book truly fun to explore!

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A slave girl keeps a diary while living in Virginia circa 1859.

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This novel is about a young boy growing up during the Civil War, with family fighting on both sides.

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One of my all time favorite slave narratives. A very compelling and short read.

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A boy lies about his age and joins the Union Army as a drummer boy. He encounters battles, a capture and time in a confederate prison.

This story is about freed slaves trying to make a life for themselves in the Reconstructed South

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Learn all about the Mississippi and the turmoil of the South in this fantastic story

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See life on the Frontier through the eyes of a mischivous young man.

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A beautifully written novel about a young girl coming of age during the Dust Bowl.

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Set in Mississippi during the Great Depression with themes of unity, love of the land, segregation and maintaining dignity in the face of racism and biotry.

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A Great Mexican folktale comes alive in this short book.

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An autobiographical account of a Holocaust survivor. Excellent read!

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A Jewish girl is living in Denmark during the 1940’s. The Jews are being relocated and one of the characters is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save her best friend’s life.

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The story begins in 1942 and shows the involvement of a small island called Curacao, a Dutch Island off the coast of Venezuela in WW2. An American boy tries to get back to the U.S. and ends up shipwrecked.

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A young girl and her family become part of the Dutch Underground to help the Jews.

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Take a closer look at the events of Pearl Harbor and its aftermath by reading this book.

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This is one of my favorite books. It is a collection of vignettes that describe what it's like growing up in a latin section of a big city.

A great coming of age story. One of my favorite books.

A great novel about the civil rights era. It is so much fun, you'll laugh right through each chapter.

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