Showing 101–144 of 144 books
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The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell
Based on a true story, Lucy decides to pass as male to take advantage of the greater opportunities available to men in the late 1800s.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9781608325627
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Requiem: Poems of the Terezín Ghetto
Poetry celebrates and mourns the creative community of Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt.
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Revolution
Twelve-year-old Sunny's life changes forever when volunteers descend upon her Mississippi hometown in the summer of 1964, causing her to question her long-held beliefs and assumptions.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2015, Best Fiction for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9780545106078
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Rift
Ember escapes an arranged marriage to pursue her destiny as a warrior.- Historical Fiction, Fantasy
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2013
- ISBN: 9780399256134
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Rose Under Fire
During World War II, a female transport pilot is captured and sent to a German concentration camp where she bears witness to starvation, corporal punishment, and medical experimentation.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781423183099
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The Round House
After his tribal specialist mother is brutally attacked, fourteen-year-old Joe Coutz sets off with his three friends to find out who is responsible. -
Saints
This two volume graphic novel tells parallel stories of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion.
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Sally Heathcote, Suffragette.
Maid-of-all-work Sally Heathcote finds a place in the suffrage movement of early 20th century Britain. -
Salt to the Sea
It's near the end of WWII and four refugees travel on foot during January to board the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship bound for safety. This is the story of the lesser known tragedy of the doomed ship.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2017
- ISBN: 9780399160301
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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
In late 1960's New Mexico, Sammy struggles with love, school, and everyday relationships while trying to figure out where he's headed in life as his friends get drafted, succumb to drugs, and fight the establishment.- Historical Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009
- ISBN: 9780938317814
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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
In late 1960's New Mexico, Sammy struggles with love, school, and everyday relationships while trying to figure out where he's headed in life as his friends get drafted, succumb to drugs, and fight the establishment. Listeners will find themselves rooting for these barrio kids, brought to left by Ramirez's authentic interpretation.- Historical Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
- ISBN: 9780307283917
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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
The girls of St. Etheldreda's School for Young Ladies seize their chance for freedom and independence when faced with the sudden death of their imperious headmistress. With gentleness and precision, Entwistle brings forth the acerbic wit and unique personalities which populate this wicked cozy mystery. -
Scarlet
Will Scarlet is Robin Hood's most trusted and dangerous lieutenant. Few know this knife-wielding thief is a young woman. -
Secret City
When sixteen-year-old Ruby Pickett moves with her family to Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 1944, she is told not to talk about why this new city was created. When Ruby starts working for Iris, a young mother whose husband works in one of the top-secret government buildings, their friendship blossoms into something more and Ruby begins to believe in a wider world for herself.- Historical Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2015
- ISBN: 9781594933905
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Serendipity's Footsteps
Linked by a pair of shoes, this book chronicles the lives of three different girls throughout time and distance.
- Historical Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Honor 2016
- ISBN: 9780385392129
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The Shadows
Grace's marriage to childhood friend Patrick Devlin may be the only way to save her impoverished family, but when Patrick's Irish club uses old magic to awaken long-sleeping warriors, Grace is drawn into an epic battle. Peakes' accents and compelling pacing drive this exciting, romantic story.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9781480598249
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Silhouette of a Sparrow
Set in 1920s Minnesota, artist and ornithologist Garnet longs for independence. A summer away from home presents choices that expand her world. -
The Smell of Other People's Houses
Life in 1970s Alaska proves difficult for teens, native and non-native alike. In four distinct voices, Ruth, Alyce, Dora, and Hank express the heartbreak and tragedy altering their lives forever—poverty, unwanted pregnancy, death, and abuse. However, when- Historical Fiction
- William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2017
- ISBN: 9780553497786
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Song of Achilles
Achilles and Patroclus have been through many tough situations as they've grown up together. The battle at Troy may be their final challenge. This beautiful retelling of their story brings the Iliad to life.- Historical Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014
- ISBN: 9781408816035
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Sparks: the Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie
"$5 for a holy quest" is a good deal when you're on a desperate chase to reveal your secret lesbian crush to your best friend before she breaks her abstinence pledge with the most boring guy at school.
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Spontaneous
Members of the senior class at Covington High School suddenly begin to spontaneously explode. Who will be next? Why is it happening? And can the bloody mayhem be stopped? Mara and her friends think they're onto an answer.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2017
- ISBN: 9780525429746
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The Steep and Thorny Way
Urged on by her father's ghost, Hanalee and Joe search to find the truth about his murder in 1920s Oregon.. -
Stones on a Grave
It's 1964 and eighteen-year-old Sara, an orphan from Ontario, treks to Germany to unravel the truth about her Jewish parentage.
- Historical Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Honor 2016
- ISBN: 9781459806597
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Storm
A novel based on the Bible Story Noah's Ark told through the viewpoint of Sebah, a sixteen-year-old woman, who is a stowaway on the Ark.
- Historical Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Winner 2015
- ISBN: 9781481403023
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Strings Attached
Kit is caught in a mix of love, mystery, Broadway glamour, and mob retribution in 1950 New York.
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Tarnish
Anne Boleyn is newly arrived to the court of King Henry VIII where everything about her seems wrong, from her clothes to her manners to her witty but sharp tongue. Leslie Bellair takes Boleyn from awkward teen to sophisticated lady through her saucy interpretation of Longshore's historical novel.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780670014002
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Templar
When the king of France swoops in to arrest everyone in the Knights Templar, a few stragglers escape.- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2014
- ISBN: 9781596433939
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These Shallow Graves
Not satisfied with the prospect of marriage and settling into an idle existence, Jo Montfort risks her fortune, family, friends and life when she defies society's expectations by investigating the mysterious death of her father. -
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
A poignant and delicate look at the lingering effects during the weeks, years, and decades after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.- Historical Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014
- ISBN: 9781435228641
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Under A Painted Sky
In 1849, on the run from the law and disguised as boys, Sammy and Andy work together to survive and seek their freedom in the face of racism, sexism, stampedes, and deadly disease. -
Vango
Moments before his ordination as a priest, 19-year-old Vango, falsely accused of murder, must flee for his life.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9780763671969
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Vietnam Book 4: Casualties of War
In this final installment, Beck struggles with his duties in the Vietnam War.- Historical Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
- ISBN: 9780545270236
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Vinland Saga 1
The teenaged viking marauder Thorfinn seeks vengeance for his father's death.- Historical Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2014
- ISBN: 9781612624204
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Viva Jacquelina!: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away (A Bloody Jack Adventure)
Dramatic exclamations, tender quiet moments, and Katherine Kellgren's lovely singing voice return in this madcap audiobook that will leave listeners on the edge of their seats as Jacky leads a life of espionage in wartime Spain.- Historical Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781593166359
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War Brothers: The Graphic Novel
This moving graphic novel discusses the kidnapping and training of child soldiers in Uganda. These children not only face the harsh reality of war, but also the rehabilitation to normal life after seeing such horrors.
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The War that Saved My Life
Hoping to escape an abusive parent, a lame but determined girl follows her younger brother when he is sent to safety during WWII. The children find that leaving the city may not only have saved them from a bomb, but also changed their lives forever.- Historical Fiction
- Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2016
- ISBN: 9780803740815
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The War Within These Walls
The appalling conditions of the Warsaw Ghetto are shown in this unforgettable illustrated novel.
- Historical Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Honor 2014
- ISBN: 9780802854285
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The Watch that Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic
Experience this fateful historic event from the point-of-view of twenty-four passengers who couldn't have imagined that their “unsinkable” ship would collide with an iceberg. -
Willow
Willow risks her life to pursue freedom from slavery and an arranged marriage.- Historical Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2015
- ISBN: 9780763657697
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Wolf by Wolf
In a world where the Axis powers won the war, Yael uses a unique ability to compete against 19 other teenagers in a motorcycle race from Germany to Japan- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780316405126
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X: A Novel
This fictionalized account of Malcolm X's teen years poignantly presents the young man's struggles with identity, racism, and crime.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780763669676
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X: A Novel
X follows Malcolm Little from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today.
- Historical Fiction
- CSK Book Awards - Author - Honor 2016
- ISBN: 9780763669676
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Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
The author interprets the people, events, influences and art that made up the brief life of Sylvia Plath -
Zero Fade
Kevin's eight wild days begin with a terrible haircut from his mom. Dude needs a fade! He already knows Aisha thinks his butt is puffy, but she needs to take better notice.- Historical Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780988480438
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