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Ruta Sepetys
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2025 ARC: Historical Fiction Recommended by A Librarian
Teen Historical Fiction
2025 ARC: Historical Fiction Recommended by A Librarian
Teen Historical Fiction
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Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into the country under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography--and fate--introduce...
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2022.
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English
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In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Includes author's note.
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World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom. When their paths converge in route to the ship that promises salvation, Joana, Emilia, and Florian find their strength, courage, and trust in one another tested with each step closer toward safety. When tragedy strikes the Wilhelm Gustloff, they must fight for the same thing: survival.
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English
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In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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2024.
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English
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A stunning collaboration between two award-winning and best-selling authors follows siblings Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie as they find themselves at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers working to decrypt the Nazi's Enigma cipher, where the two struggle to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother's disappearance against the backdrop of the Battle of Britain and Hitler's feared invasion.
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Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Bajo la dictadura fascista del general Francisco Franco, España esconde un oscuro secreto. Daniel Matheson, hijo de un magnate petrolero de Texas, legga a Madrid consus padres a los dieciocho años con la esperanza de conocer la patria de su madre a través del lente de su cámara. Su afición por la fotografía lo lleva a conocer a Ana, cuya familia enfrenta obstáculos que revelan las consecuencias de la reciente Guerra Civil Española y los profundas...
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
An international bestseller, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and now a major motion picture! Ruta Sepetys's Between Shades of Gray is now the film Ashes in the Snow!
"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." —The Washington Post
Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life — until Soviet officers invade her...
"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." —The Washington Post
Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life — until Soviet officers invade her...
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[1999-2019]
Language
English
Description
Looking for some good historical fiction? Want to sample some novels before organizing your book club? Check out this sampler set of 12 historical fiction titles from our Book Group collection. From World War II to the Spanish flu epidemic, to antislavery movements, to frontier life, this set offers a selection of some of our favorites.
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Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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An artistic sixteen-year-old is forcefully separated from her family by Soviet soldiers and sent to one of Stalin's work camps in Siberia. Despite suffering through cruel and harsh conditions, Lina finds refuge in the connections she makes with other deportees and in the art she continues to create to document her experiences.