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Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Booklist Title Author Westside Akers, W M., The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian Alexie, Sherman, 1966- Before We WereFree Alvarez, Julia. Come August, Come Freedom Amateau, Gigi, 1964- Midnight at the Electric Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Ashes Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever, 1793 Anderson, Laurie Halse. Forge Anderson, Laurie Halse. The Astonishing Sife of Octavian Nothing Anderson, M. T. The Kingdom on the Waves Anderson, M. T. The Pox party Anderson, M. T. Alias Grace Atwood, Margaret, 1939- The Clan of the Cave Bear Auel, Jean M. The Secret School Avi, 1937- Master Georgie Bainbridge, Beryl, 1933- Wonder Show Barnaby, Hannah Rodgers. Tales of the Madman Underground Barnes, John, 1957- Dark of the moon Barrett, Tracy, 1955- Primavera Beaufrand, Mary Jane. Carnegie's Maid Benedict, Marie. The Other Einstein Benedict, Marie. City of Thieves Benioff, David. Bitter Grounds Benítez, Sandra, 1941- The Dream Lover Berg, Elizabeth. Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke Blankman, Anne. Prisoner of Night and Fog Blankman, Anne. What I Saw and How I Lied Blundell, Judy. An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason Boecker, Virginia, Blood on the Wind Bogue, Lucile, 1911- Crossing Ebenezer Creek Bolden, Tonya. The Mandela Plot Bonert, Kenneth. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Boyne, John, 1971- A Moment Comes Bradbury, Jennifer. The Mists of Avalon Bradley, Marion Zimmer. Ziggy, Stardust & Me Brandon, James (Young adult author) Merrow Braxton-Smith, Ananda. Two in the Field Brock, Darryl. March Brooks, Geraldine. Black Angels Brown, Linda Beatrice, 1939- Code talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- The Journal of Jesse Smoke : a Cherokee Boy Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- March Toward theTthunder Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- All the Broken Pieces Burg, Ann E. Cold Sassy Tree Burns, Olive Ann. Ransom My Heart Cabot, Meg. The Book of the Lion Cadnum, Michael. Oscar & Lucinda Carey, Peter. In the Neighborhood of True Carlton, Susan Kaplan. Into the Bright Unknown Carson, Rae. Walk on Earth a Stranger Carson, Rae. Postcards from No Man's Land Chambers, Aidan. The Queen of the Night Chee, Alexander. Al Capone Does My Shirts Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Clarke, Susanna. The Hamilton Affair Cobbs Hoffman, Elizabeth. The FitzOsbornes at War Cooper, Michelle, 1969- Beyond the Chocolate War Cormier, Robert. The Red Badge of Courage : an Episode of the American Civil War Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. The Girl in the Steel Corset Cross, Kady, 1971- The Girl with the Iron Touch Cross, Kady, 1971- Mississippi Trial, 1955 Crowe, Chris. Sirius Crown, Jonathan, 1953- Bud, not Buddy Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 : a novel Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Year we were Famous Dagg, Carole Estby. The Farming of Bones Danticat, Edwidge, 1969- Mare's War Davis, Tanita S. Love & war De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- News of Our Loved Ones De Witt, Abigail. Libra DeLillo, Don. A Darkness Strange and Lovely Dennard, Susan. The Summer we got Saved Devoto, Pat Cunningham. The Boston girl Diamant, Anita, The March Doctorow, E. L., 1931- All the Light We Cannot See Doerr, Anthony, 1973- The Eleventh Man Doig, Ivan. A Northern Light Donnelly, Jennifer. Copper Sun Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills) America's First Daughter Dray, Stephanie. Gallows Hill Duncan, Lois, 1934- The Winter War Durbin, William, 1951- Wildthorn Eagland, Jane. Washington Black Edugyan, Esi, Manhattan Beach Egan, Jennifer. Voices : The Final Hours of Joan of Arc Elliott, David, 1947- Juneteenth Ellison, Ralph. The Lightning Dreamer : Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist Engle, Margarita. Silver People : Voices from the Panama Canal Engle, Margarita. Farr, Richard (Richard Alan Reynard), Emperors of the Ice : A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13 1960- Story of a New Name Ferrante, Elena. The Story of the Lost Child Ferrante, Elena. Anila's Journey Finn, Mary. Ten Cents a Dance Fletcher, Christine, 1964- Alphabet of Dreams Fletcher, Susan, 1951- Shadow Spinner Fletcher, Susan, 1951- Extremely loud & incredibly close Foer, Jonathan Safran, 1977- Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Varina : a novel Frazier, Charles, 1950- Crossing Stones Frost, Helen, 1949- Blood of Victory Furst, Alan. The Spies of Warsaw Furst, Alan. Outlander Gabaldon, Diana. A Lesson Before Dying Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- If I Ever Get Out of Here Gansworth, Eric L. Dead End in Norvelt Gantos, Jack. Now Gleitzman, Morris. Envy Godbersen, Anna. Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur, 1957- A Thunderous Whisper Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969- The Snake Stone Goodwin, Jason, 1964- Jeremy Poldark Graham, Winston. Wentworth Hall Grahame, Abby. Green : a novel Graham-Felsen, Sam The seven or eight deaths of Stella Fortuna : a novel Grames, Juliet, Blood red horse Grant, K. M. (Katie M.) Purple hearts Grant, Michael, 1954- Silver stars Grant, Michael, 1954- Grenade Gratz, Alan, 1972- Defy the fates Gray, Claudia. The taming of the queen Gregory, Philippa, Three sisters, three queens Gregory, Philippa. The white queen Gregory, Philippa. Glory over everything : beyond The kitchen house Grissom, Kathleen. At the water's edge : a novel Gruen, Sara. Water for elephants : a novel Gruen, Sara. Homegoing : a novel Gyasi, Yaa. Trinity : a novel Hall, Louisa, 1982- The nightingale Hannah, Kristin. The lie tree Hardinge, Frances. Breathing room Hayles, Marsha. Wicked girls : a novel of the Salem witch trials Hemphill, Stephanie. Ten thousand saints Henderson, Eleanor. The twelve-mile straight Henderson, Eleanor. Girl in the blue coat Hesse, Monica. The war outside Hesse, Monica. Someone knows my name Hill, Lawrence, 1957- The smell of other people's houses Hitchcock, Bonnie-Sue. The marriage of opposites : a novel Hoffman, Alice, The moonlit cage : a novel Holeman, Linda, 1949- The Sparsholt affair Hollinghurst, Alan, Our only May Amelia Holm, Jennifer L. When Zachary Beaver came to town Holt, Kimberly Willis. Roanoke : the lost colony Hunt, Angela Elwell, 1957- Soldier boy Hutton, Keely. The samurai banner of Furin kazan Inoue, Yasushi, 1907-1991. Dread nation Ireland, Justina. A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel Irving, John, 1942- An artist of the floating world Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- The buried giant Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- The remains of the day Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- To the bright edge of the world : a novel Ivey, Eowyn. A brief history of seven killings James, Marlon, 1970- The color of lightning Jiles, Paulette, 1943- Enemy women Jiles, Paulette, 1943- News of the world : a novel Jiles, Paulette, 1943- Breaking through Jiménez, Francisco, 1943- Waiting Jin, Ha, 1956- Toning the sweep Johnson, Angela, 1961- The known world Jones, Edward P. Mudbound : a novel Jordan, Hillary, 1963- Kira-kira Kadohata, Cynthia. Weedflower Kadohata, Cynthia. Straight into darkness Kellerman, Faye. The evolution of Calpurnia Tate Kelly, Jacqueline. A criminal magic Kelly, Lee. Lilac girls : a novel Kelly, Martha Hall. Schindler's list Keneally, Thomas. Schindler's list Keneally, Thomas. The invention of wings : a novel Kidd, Sue Monk. The calligrapher's daughter : a novel Kim, Eugenia (Eugenia SunHee) Between two worlds Kirkpatrick, Katherine. Sacrifice Kluver, Cayla. Obasan Kogawa, Joy. Personal effects Kokie, E. M. The impressionist Kunzru, Hari. Laughing Boy La Farge, Oliver, 1901-1963. Dark triumph LaFevers, Robin. Mortal heart LaFevers, Robin. The betrayal of Maggie Blair Laird, Elizabeth. Hattie Big Sky Larson, Kirby. B for Buster Lawrence, Iain, 1955- Lord of the nutcracker men Lawrence, Iain, 1955- Go set a watchman Lee, Harper. Go set a watchman Lee, Harper. The gentleman's guide to vice and virtue Lee, Mackenzi. The lady's guide to petticoats and piracy Lee, Mackenzi. Outrun the moon Lee, Stacey (Stacey Heather) Under a painted sky Lee, Stacey. Postcards to father Abraham : a novel Lewis, Catherine (Catherine Anne) The heir Lindsey, Johanna. How green was my valley. Llewellyn, Richard. 1949 : a novel of the Irish Free State Llywelyn, Morgan. The spy with the red balloon Locke, Katherine. The middle heart Lord, Bette. Number the stars Lowry, Lois. The Kingdom of Back Lu, Marie, 1984- The poison place : a novel Lyons, Mary E. The queen's accomplice MacNeal, Susan Elia, The rock and the river Magoon, Kekla. Wolf Hall : a novel Mantel, Hilary, 1952- The revolution of Evelyn Serrano Manzano, Sonia. My own revolution Marsden, Carolyn. Jepp, who defied the stars Marsh, Katherine. The Darwin affair : a novel Mason, Timothy, 1950- After the war Matas, Carol, 1949- The twelve tribes of Hattie Mathis, Ayana. Good night, Maman Mazer, Norma Fox, 1931-2009. The crossing McCarthy, Cormac, 1933- The kite rider : a novel McCaughrean, Geraldine. Where the world ends McCaughrean, Geraldine. Never fall down : a novel McCormick, Patricia, 1956- Purple Heart McCormick, Patricia, 1956- Marilla of Green Gables : a novel McCoy, Sarah, 1980- Blood water paint McCullough, Joy, Thousand pieces of gold : a biographical novel McCunn, Ruthanne Lum. Atonement : a novel McEwan, Ian. The devil's paintbox McKernan, Victoria. Circling the sun : a novel McLain, Paula, Burn baby burn Medina, Meg. I was Amelia Earhart : a novel Mendelsohn, Jane, 1965- The true adventures of Charley Darwin Meyer, Carolyn, 1935- White lilacs Meyer, Carolyn, 1935- Marie, Dancing Meyer, Carolyn, 1935- Circe : a novel Miller, Madeline. The information officer : a novel Mills, Mark, 1963- The last empress Min, Anchee, 1957- Cloud atlas : a novel Mitchell, David (David Stephen) Gone with the Wind Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949. Nilda. Mohr, Nicholasa. Must the maiden die Monfredo, Miriam Grace. The last days of night : a novel Moore, Graham, 1981- Rebel queen : a novel Moran, Michelle, The wondrous and the wicked Morgan, Page. The squire, his knight, & his lady Morris, Gerald, 1963- The tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel Morris, Heather (Screenwriter) Beloved Morrison, Toni. Time of the witches Myers, Anna. Riot Myers, Walter Dean, 1937- Alligator bayou Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948- The land of curiosities. Book two : lost in Yellowstone, 1872-1873 Neil, Deanna. Release Ness, Patrick, 1971- Bone Ng, Fae Myenne, 1956- Freshwater road Nicholas, Denise, 1944- Habibi Nye, Naomi Shihab.
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