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Category: Historical Fiction

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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald book cover Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
by Therese Anne Fowler

On shelves 03/26/2013

I have one complaint against this novel. It is a brilliant portrayal of the Flapper Girl that fueled the Jazz Age writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald...
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The Golem and the Jinni book cover The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker

On shelves 04/23/2013

The Golem and the Jinni is magnificent. In scale and scope, in lush detail and rich flavor, in intricate characterizations and...
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Out of the Easy book cover Out of the Easy
by Ruta Sepetys

On shelves 02/12/2013

Out of the Easy is nothing short of brilliant. Brilliant characters. Brilliant setting. Brilliant plot. If Ruta doesn't get the Printz...
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Dodger book cover Dodger
by Terry Pratchett

On shelves 09/25/2012

I am quite sure I would have never called Charles Dickens a wily chap had I not read Terry Pratchett's newest, Dodger. I am also quite...
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A Thunderous Whisper book cover A Thunderous Whisper
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

On shelves 10/09/2012

A Thunderous Whisper straddles the line between mid-grade and teen readers. Elegant and spare, it describes the horrors of Guernica and...
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The Light Between Oceans book cover The Light Between Oceans
by M. L. Stedman

On shelves 07/31/2012

For the first several chapters of this book, I couldn't help but think "People don't do things like that. They don't make decisions like that"....
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The Invisible World book cover The Invisible World
by Suzanne Weyn

On shelves 08/01/2012

Invisible World is a sweet romance for the younger teens. It is the story of Elsabeth James, the teen daughter of an English scientist...
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Gilt book cover Gilt
by Katherine Longshore

On shelves 05/15/2012

It's easy to forget that when we talk about women in history, we are often talking about teens and young adults. At her coronation, Elizabeth I...
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