“Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves” by L. M. Elliott In this moving and timeless story, award-winning author L. M. Elliott captures life on the U.S. homefront during World War... Read More
“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith The message of tolerance (and intolerance) resonates throughout this novel of an extended family living on the fringes of society. Read More
“Across Five Aprils” by Irene Hunt First published during the centennial of the Civil War in 1964 and a Newbery Award winner Read More
“Miracles on Maple Hill” by Virginia Sorensen Returns us not to a simpler time, but to a time when simpler means for growth and healing remained accessible. Read More
“Walls” by L.M. Elliott Can two cousins on opposite sides of the Cold War and a divided city come together when so much stands... Read More
“Caddie Woodlawn” by Carol Ryrie Brink At a time when so much young adult historical fiction obsesses with contemporary political preoccupations and other grim subjects, it... Read More
“Stitching a Life: An Immigration Story” by Mary Helen Fein Immigration is a quintessentially American story; and it’s a personal one for Mary Helen Fein. Her grandmother, Helen Breakstone Fein,... Read More
“Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963” by Sharon Robinson In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television “segregation now, segregation tomorrow,... Read More
“Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys” by Larry Dane Brimner This chilling and harrowing account tells the story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African-American teenagers who, when riding the rails... Read More
“Allies” by Alan Gratz D-Day, June 6, 1944: the most expansive military endeavor in history. No less than world cooperation would bring down Hitler... Read More
“The Chosen” by Chaim Potok It’s the spring of 1944 and fifteen-year-olds Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders have lived five blocks apart all their lives.... Read More
“Johnny Tremain” by Esther Forbes After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, the United States was propelled into World War II.... Read More