Category: Ages 8-11
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Number The Stars
Author: Lois Lowry Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1989 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Annemarie Johansen has only ever known a peaceful life in Denmark. But when the Germans attack and the Jews begin disappearing, the life of her Jewish friend, Ellen, might be in danger. Can Annemarie get Ellen across the water to the peaceful land of Sweden before the…
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Sarah, Plain and Tall (Series)
Author: Patricia MacLachlan Recommended Age: 8-11 Genre: Historical Fiction Books in Series: Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985) Skylark (1994) Caleb’s Story (2001) More Perfect than the Moon (2004) Grandfather’s Dance (2006) Summary: When Anna and Caleb’s father posts an advertisement asking for a wife, Sarah Wheaton answers. She is hardworking and honorable, but will she choose the children and the…
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The Sword In The Tree
Author: Clyde Robert Bulla Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1956 Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Summary: Shan is the heir and prince of Weldon Castle. But when his father mysteriously disappears on a hunting trip, and Shan’s Uncle Lionel takes over the throne, Shan and his mother’s lives are in danger. Their only hope of rescuing Weldon Castle lies far away…
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A Little Princess
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1905 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Sara Crewe was only seven when she was separated from her father and her beloved life in India and sent to “Miss Minchin’s Select Seminary for Young Ladies”. Treated like a princess by her rich father and those around her, Sara has everything she could ever…
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The Sign of the Beaver
Author: Elizabeth George Speare Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1983 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Twelve-year-old Matthew Hallowell has been left alone in the Maine wilderness to protect and care for his family’s newly built house while his father returns to civilization to travel with Matt’s mother and sister. With no one around for miles, and rumors of Indians in…
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Snow Treasure
Author: Marie McSwigan Date Published: 1942 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Peter Lundstrom has only known Norway as his home, and now it is about to be invaded by Germany. His beloved home harbors one of the largest gold supplies in Europe, and the people will not allow the Germans to take their country’s gold, worth 9 million…