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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Scott O'Dell, Elizabeth Hall
For the child grappling with the weight of injustice or the pain of forced change. This story explores staying true to y
Ages 10–14
Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak
Deborah Ellis
For middle grade and teen readers trying to make sense of global conflict through the eyes of peers living in the heart
Ages 11–18
The New David Espinoza
Fred Aceves
For the teen struggling with body image and the pressure to look a certain way, this story explores the dangerous path o
Ages 14–18
The Honeys
Ryan La Sala
Searching for the truth about his sister's death, Mars enters a summer academy where toxic traditions and terrifying sec
Ages 14–18
Thanks to My Mother
Schoschana Rabinovici
The bond between a mother and daughter becomes a lifeline through the Vilna Ghetto and concentration camps in this harro
Ages 12–18
Terrorist, The
Caroline B. Cooney
After her brother is killed in a London subway bombing, sixteen-year-old Laura spirials into a dangerous obsession with
Ages 12–17
Tennyson
Lesley M. M. Blume
Sent to a crumbling New Orleans plantation during the Depression, eleven-year-old Tennyson uses poetry to understand her
Ages 8–12
Tender Morsels
Margo Lanagan
Liga and her daughters live in a magical refuge of safety until wild bears and enchanted men break through the borders,
Ages 15–18
Taylor Five
Ann Halam
After discovering she is a clone, fourteen-year-old Taylor must fight to survive a rebel attack in the Borneo jungle alo
Ages 12–16
Sweetgrass Basket
Marlene Carvell
Two Mohawk sisters rely on their bond to survive the harsh conditions and cruelty of a Pennsylvania Indian boarding scho
Ages 10–14
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
Andrea Warren
For the young reader ready to understand the depths of human history through a true story of courage, loss, and the incr
Ages 10–14
Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
Sonya Sones
Thirteen-year-old Cookie watches her world shatter on Christmas Eve when her older sister is hospitalized during a sudde
Ages 12–18
Star in the Forest
Laura Resau
While her father is away in Mexico, Zitlally finds a stray dog in a car cemetery and begins to believe his safety is the
Ages 8–12
Some Frog!
Eve Bunting
Billy hopes his father will show up for the school frog-jumping contest, but find strength in his mother's presence as h
Ages 5–9
The Samurai Trilogy #1
The Samurai's Tale
Erik Christian Haugaard
Orphaned in 16th-century Japan, young Taro rises through the ranks of a great warlord's army to reclaim his honor as a s
Ages 10–14
Salt and Sugar
Rebecca Carvalho
Lari Ramires must put aside a bitter family feud and team up with the boy from the rival bakery across the street to sav
Ages 13–18
Saga of the Sioux: An Adaptation of Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dwight Jon Zimmerman
This historical account explores the devastating impact of nineteenth-century American expansion on the cultures and liv
Ages 12–18
Sachiko Means Happiness
Kimiko Sakai
Young Sachiko navigates complex feelings of anger and confusion as she learns to care for her grandmother who is changin
Ages 4–8
Rose Blanche
Christophe Gallaz
A young German girl discovers a concentration camp in her own backyard and decides to bring food to the prisoners in a q
Ages 8–12
Riding the Flume
Patricia Curtis Pfitsch
In the rugged California frontier of 1894, fifteen-year-old Francie risks everything to protect a giant ancient sequoia
Ages 10–14
Restless: A Ghost's Story
Rich Wallace
For the teenager feeling the weight of high expectations and the pressure to perform while navigating the quiet mysterie
Ages 12–17
Remembering Manzanar: Life in a Japanese Relocation Camp
Michael L. Cooper
Stark photographs and historical accounts reveal the daily lives of 120,000 Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated at
Ages 9–12
Remember Pearl Harbor: American and Japanese Survivors Tell Their Stories
Thomas B. Allen
First-hand accounts from survivors shed light on the Pearl Harbor attack and the subsequent forced relocation of 120,000
Ages 10–14
Red Sky at Morning
Richard Bradford
Josh Arnold navigates a new life in New Mexico after his family relocates from Alabama during the height of World War II
Ages 13–18
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