In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes (350 pages, RL 3.9).
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Jennifer Choldenko.
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister (228 pages, RL 4.0).
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father-- the renowned band leader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids (245 pages, RL 5.0).
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos.
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses (341 pages, RL 5.7).
Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes.
With the city of Florence, Italy, under heavy Nazi occupation, thirteen-year-old Paolo is confronted by the anti-Nazi movement, and he must figure out if he has what it takes to be a hero (213 pages, RL 6.0).
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine.
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis (137 pages, RL 4.5).
With the city of Florence, Italy, under heavy Nazi occupation, thirteen-year-old Paolo is confronted by the anti-Nazi movement, and he must figure out if he has what it takes to be a hero (213 pages, RL 6.0).
Twelve-year-old Marlee develops a friendship with Liz, the new girl in school, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears a rumor that her friend is actually an African American girl passing herself off as white, the two girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families (298 pages, RL 3.9).
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis (137 pages, RL 4.5).
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan.
In 1940, when the Nazi invasion of Norway reaches their village in the far north, twelve-year-old Peter and his friends use their sleds to transport nine million dollars worth of gold bullion past the German soldiers to the secret harbor where Peter's uncle keeps his ship ready to take the gold for safekeeping in the United States (196 pages, RL 5.3).
Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sara Elizabeth Miller.
At age twenty-one, partially-blind, lonely but spirited Annie Sullivan travels from Massachusetts to Alabama to try and teach six-year-old Helen Keller, deaf and blind since age two, self-discipline and communication skills. Includes historical notes and timeline (208 pages, RL 5.8).
The Mozart Question by Michael Morpurgo.
A young journalist travels to Venice, Italy, to interview a famous violinist. The musician tells the story of his parents' incarceration by the Nazis and explains why they can no longer listen to the music of Mozart (66 pages, RL 5.0).
A young journalist travels to Venice, Italy, to interview a famous violinist. The musician tells the story of his parents' incarceration by the Nazis and explains why they can no longer listen to the music of Mozart (66 pages, RL 5.0).
A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories by
Richard Peck.
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural
Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life
grandmother (148 pages, RL 5.0).
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by W. Rodman Philbrick.
Homer P. Figg escapes from his wretched foster home in Pine Swamp, Maine, and sets out to find his beloved older brother, Harold, who has been illegally sold into the Union Army (224 pages, RL 5.6).
Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan.
A fictionalized account of Charlie (Charlotte) Parkhurst who ran away from an orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her appearance ((138 pages, RL 4.8).
Dear America series by various authors.
Novels built around the diaries and letters of fictional characters from different periods of American history (RL 5.0).
Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail by Elvira Woodruff.
Twelve-year-old Austin Ives writes letters to his younger brother describing his three-thousand-mile journey from their home in Pennsylvania to Oregon in 1851 ( 119 pages, RL 4.9).
A fictionalized account of Charlie (Charlotte) Parkhurst who ran away from an orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her appearance ((138 pages, RL 4.8).
Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool.
Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of
a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in
Manifest, Kansas—where he grew up, and where Abilene hopes to find out some
things about her father’s past (351 pages, RL 5.3).
Novels built around the diaries and letters of fictional characters from different periods of American history (RL 5.0).
Twelve-year-old Austin Ives writes letters to his younger brother describing his three-thousand-mile journey from their home in Pennsylvania to Oregon in 1851 ( 119 pages, RL 4.9).
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