Children/Young Adult
Nothing Else But Miracles
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When twelve-year-old Dory’s father goes off to fight the Nazis, her brother, Fish, is left in charge of her and their younger ...Read Review
These Olive Trees
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In this vibrantly illustrated tale, first-time author-illustrator Ghanameh has crafted a poignant story that will enthrall the emerging reader. Aimed at ages 4-7, ...Read Review
Nathalie: An Acadian’s Tale of Tragedy and Triumph
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1755 on the Bay of Fundy. Nathalie Belliveau is thirteen years old when the British army rounds up her entire Acadian village. When she ...Read Review
The Grinning Throat (The Mudlark Mysteries)
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Children/Young AdultMystery/Crime
Joe and Edie are poor children who have become Mudlarks, or scavengers for saleable detritus from the Thames river mud, a real occupation ...Read Review
A Calamity of Mannerings
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If you want a coming-of-age book full of warmth and wit, look no further than Carnegie-nominated author Joanna Nadin’s story of 1920s ...Read Review
All You Have To Do
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1968. Kevin is an African American student at Columbia in New York City, struggling to find his place in the civil rights movement. The ...Read Review
Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies
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AdventureChildren/Young AdultMystery/Crime
Fourteen-year-old Winifred Weatherby is a brilliant inventor, just like her father. She really wants to win the Petit Prix at a science convention ...Read Review
Safiyyah’s War
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This is a very unusual take on the events of World War Two. Safiyyah’s family are Muslims and therefore the story centres ...Read Review
Gallows Hill
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Thomas Stillbrooke and Patience Woodstock, the two narrators and main characters of this novel, delineate the horrors of the colonial-era Salem witch trials ...Read Review
Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse
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1944. Karl is a German prisoner of war, shipped to America to fill holes in the U.S. labor shortage. Claire’s family owns ...Read Review