10 Best Historical Fiction Books 2018
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Sold on a Monday: A Novel
- ASIN: B079JQDJB5
- Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Landmark
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER A NATIONAL INDIEBOUND BESTSELLER An unforgettable novel by Kristina McMorris, inspired by a stunning piece of history. 2 CHILDREN FOR SALEThe sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlin... [Read More]
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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)
- ASIN: 1250044235
- ISBN: 1250044235
- Brand: Tougias Michael J
- Manufacturer: Square Fish
This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. N... [Read More]
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An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story
- ASIN: 1250034140
- ISBN: 1250034140
- Brand: Square Fish
- Manufacturer: Square Fish
Lizzie and Karl's mother is a zoo keeper; the family has become attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene, who will be destroyed as a precautionary measure so she and the other animals don't run wild should the zoo be hit by bombs. The family persuades the zoo director to let Marlene stay in their garden instead. When the city is bombed, the f... [Read More]
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The Mansion Mystery: A Detective Story About ... (whoops - almost gave it away! Let's just say it's a children's mystery for preteen boys and girls, ages 9-12) (The Sen Kids)
- ASIN: 198315945X
- ISBN: 198315945X
- Manufacturer: Independently published
Nick and Neel are playing cricket on the terrace of their ancestral home when they stumble across an old riddle written by someone identified only as Mrs -. Who is this mysterious lady? Where does the riddle lead? And is Neel simply the most annoying little brother ever? It will take all of Nick's ingenuity, Neel's quick-wittedness and maybe a teen... [Read More]
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The Book Thief
- ASIN: 0375842209
- ISBN: 9780375842207
- Brand: Alfred A. Knopf
- Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers
DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. When Death ... [Read More]
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Flags of Our Fathers: A Young People's Edition
- ASIN: 0440229200
- ISBN: 0440229200
- Brand: Laurel Leaf
- Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf
In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America... [Read More]
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Town Secrets (The Book of Adam 1)
- ASIN: B00O3T2GS8
Mythical, historical and scientific secrets are hidden in a small town, and an ancient evil is coming to find them.As the only child of a struggling single parent, Adam McTaggart has never dreamed his life could be any more exciting than one day becoming a mechanic at his local garage - until the day he hears that a nearby community has been myster... [Read More]
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel
- ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
- Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List
- UPC: 884641071366
- ASIN: 1442497823
- ISBN: 1442497823
- Brand: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Manufacturer: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
“Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,” this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list, “brings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance to live” (VOYA).This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler’s list child, perfe... [Read More]
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The Displaced : Fall of a Fortress - One of the Best Historical Fiction Novels You'll Read in 2019: Book 1 of 3
- ASIN: B07BYV15NM
"The Displaced is an engaging work set in one of the most intriguing locales in Canadian history." — Kirkus ReviewsStranded in a besieged fortress, can a strong refugee woman survive and fight for her true love? Canadian Author Frieda Watt transports us into the barbaric world of 18th century colonial America where treachory, murder, and rival ar... [Read More]
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Inside Out and Back Again
- UPC: 884539314490
- ASIN: 0061962791
- ISBN: 0061962791
- Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
- Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Inside Out and Back Again is a #1 New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor Book, and a winner of the National Book Award! Inspired by the author's childhood experience as a refugee—fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama—this coming-of-age debut novel told in verse has been celebrated for its touching child's-eye v... [Read More]
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A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
- ASIN: 0547577311
- ISBN: 0547577311
- Brand: Clarion Books
- Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys"... [Read More]
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- ASIN: 0385742525
- ISBN: 0385742525
- Brand: WaterBrook Press
- Manufacturer: Ember
In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian's courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history's most thrilling surviva... [Read More]
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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
- ASIN: 0142405965
- ISBN: 0142405965
- Brand: Speak
- Manufacturer: Speak
"Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakab... [Read More]
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Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
- ASIN: B009NG18Z8
- Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
- Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks
Regina’s Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope. Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer, New York State official, and activist. Her painful early life, however, was quite different. Regina and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood only to find themselves ... [Read More]
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The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure
- ASIN: 0956932304
- ISBN: 0956932304
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Well Said Press
A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake... A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers!When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home,they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does... [Read More]
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Hero on a Bicycle
- ASIN: 0763697788
- ISBN: 0763697788
- Manufacturer: Candlewick
In her first novel, beloved author Shirley Hughes presents a World War II adventure proving that in extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things. Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though — and neither have thirteen-year- old Paolo and his sister, ... [Read More]
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- ASIN: B07FSXPMHY
- Manufacturer: Penguin Audio
Number-one New York Times best seller A Reese's Book Club + Hello Sunshine on Audible Pick "I can't even express in words how much I love this book...the way it's performed on Audible just took me right back to my long summers in Tennessee. This story has a special place in my heart - I didn't want it to end." (Reese Witherspoon) "Painfully beau... [Read More]
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
- ASIN: 0385751532
- ISBN: 0385751532
- Brand: Ember
- Manufacturer: David Fickling Books
“Powerful and unsettling. . . . As memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.” —USA Today Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is... [Read More]
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The Boy on the Wooden Box
- ASIN: B00EFDNX4S
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only 10 years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of Plaszow, the concentration camp outside Krakow. Ultima... [Read More]
10 Best Historical Fiction Books 2018
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