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The House of the Spirits

Magical novel explores personal, political passions.
AGE
16
 
By Isabel Allende
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The Good Earth

Gritty, moving tale of couple in turn-of-the century China.
AGE
12
 
By Pearl S. Buck
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Crow

Irresistible boy narrator faces turn-of-20th-century racism.
AGE
10
 
By Barbara Wright
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Never Fall Down

Harrowing true story of boy in Cambodia's Killing Fields.
AGE
15
 
By Patricia McCormick
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City of Orphans

Newsboy and street urchin solve a mystery in 1893 New York.
AGE
12
 
By Avi
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This Vast Land: A Young Man's Journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Fascinating historical fiction with graphic sex, violence.
AGE
15
 
By Stephen E. Ambrose
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Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book 1

Violent tale of assassin nun seeking revenge on men.
AGE
14
 
By Robin LaFevers
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The Lost Crown

Moving fictional diaries of Russia's last four tsarinas.
AGE
13
 
By Sarah Miller
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Breaking Stalin's Nose

Newbery Honor-winning tale of growing up in Stalinist USSR.
AGE
12
 
By Eugene Yelchin
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The Scarlet Letter

Classic novel of American religion, morality, and hypocrisy.
AGE
14
 
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Cleopatra's Moon

Exciting novel imagines the life of Cleopatra's daughter.
AGE
12
 
By Vicky Alvear Shecter
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Heart of a Samurai

Fish-out-of-water adventure swimming with historical detail.
AGE
10
 
By Margi Preus
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Between Shades of Gray

Harrowing, moving account of life in Stalin's labor camps.
AGE
12
 
By Ruta Sepetys
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Small Acts of Amazing Courage

Feisty heroine provides eye-opening look at colonial India.
AGE
10
 
By Gloria Whelan
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Aleutian Sparrow

Historical verse novel falls flat despite engaging subject.
AGE
12
 
By Karen Hesse
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The Crucible

Powerful play about Salem witch trials a riveting read.
AGE
12
 
By Arthur Miller
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May B.

Riveting and moving account of girl's struggle for survival.
AGE
8
 
By Caroline Starr Rose
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Shooting Kabul

Life and 9/11 through lens of 11-year-old Afghan immigrant.
AGE
10
 
By N. H. Senzai
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Before We Were Free

Moving historical fiction about life under a dictatorship.
AGE
13
 
By Julia Alvarez
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Shakespeare's Spy

Shakespearean adventure is accessible for tweens.
AGE
10
 
By Gary Blackwood
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The Grapes of Wrath

Gritty Steinbeck classic brings Great Depression to life.
AGE
15
 
By John Steinbeck
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The Devil's Arithmetic

Intense Holocaust story makes history real.
AGE
12
 
By Jane Yolen
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The Trouble with May Amelia

Spunky heroine returns for less deep, more violent sequel.
AGE
10
 
By Jennifer L. Holm
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Moon Over Manifest

Every story has value in robust, nostalgic Newbery winner.
AGE
10
 
By Clare Vanderpool
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My Name Is Not Easy

Fascinating story of Alaskan kids growing up in the 1960s.
AGE
12
 
By Debby Dahl Edwardson