historical fiction
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Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Book title: Their eyes were watching God Author: Zora Neale Hurston Bibliographic entry Hurston, Z. N. (2006). Their eyes were watching God. New York, NY: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. (Original work published 1937) Description Janey endures three very different marriages and spends her life searching for love. Set in Florida and the 1920s, the book is an…
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Changeling by Philippa Gregory
Book title: Changeling Author: Philippa Gregory Bibliographic entry Gregory, P. (2012). Order of Darkness: Vol. 1. Changeling. Toronto, Canada: Simon Pulse. Description The setting is Europe in 1453 and Luca, having grown up in a monastery, is asked to take on the work as an inquirer for the church. He meets Isolde, a young woman trapped by…
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein My rating: 5 of 5 stars Code Name Verity is Elizabeth Wein’s debut novel. Sure to be a winner of many awards, Code Name Verity highlights women’s role in World War II through the eyes of two friends: Maddie, a pilot, and Queenie, a spy. Full of honest and…
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The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
Book title: The Rock and the River Author: Kekla Magoon Bibliographic entry Magoon, K. (2010) The rock and the river. (audiobook) Brilliance Audio. Description A wonderfully woven tale that explores the nuances of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s in the United States. Sam, the youngest son of a demonstration leader, learns first hand…
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