Category: Ages 8-11
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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…
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Captive Treasure
Author: Milly Howard Date Published: 1988 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Carrie Talbot is the daughter of a missionary and is thrilled and excited when her parents accept the offer to come and work at the Indian mission started by her uncle. But as the Talbot family journeys across the American West, a sudden raid rips Carrie away from her…
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The Birds’ Christmas Carol
Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin Date Published: 1886 Genre: Historical Fiction, Christmas Fiction Synopsis: Carol Bird was born on Christmas Day as the only daughter in the Bird family. She was a darling child with a sweet temperament and a generous disposition. As the years passed however, it was discovered that Carol was inflicted with a weak body that left…
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The Family Under the Bridge
Author: Natalie Savage Carlson Date Published: 1958 Genre: Historical Fiction, Christmas Synopsis: Armand is a beggar who hates children. But when he crosses paths with three homeless children and their mother, he tries everything he can to not care for them and not help them. But as Christmas approaches and the three children’s wish for a house from Father…