Entering Grade 6
Historical Fiction
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An Eagle in the Snow by Michael Morpurgo
In World War II Britain, when the train Barney and his mom are riding on shelters from German planes in a dark tunnel, a stranger tells of a history changing encounter between two soldiers in a previous war. |
 
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Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
Even though authorities deny the Plague is loose in San Francisco in 1900, science-minded Lizzie is beginning to wonder why part of town is quarantined and angry mobs are trying to burn down Chinatown. |
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City of Orphans by Avi
It’s 1893 in New York City and 13-year-old Maks is getting by as a newsie--until he has to go on the run from the dangerous Plug Ugly Gang and his sister is jailed for a theft she didn’t commit. |
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Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
In 1946, young Langston moves from the American South to a big Northern city. Although he misses his family and friends, he does not miss the Whites-only libraries of Alabama. In the Chicago Public Library, which welcomes everyone, he learns about a famous Black man who shares his name--Langston Hughes. |
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I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 When Ben visits his uncle in Japan, a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a massive wave that separates him from everyone he knows. |
 
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Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
Just after World War II, two boys go on an incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail, and encounter pirates, buried secrets, and a black bear. |
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A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
In medieval Korea, an orphan boy struggles to prove to the exacting master potter that he is worthy to learn the secrets of making Celadon ware fine enough for the royal court. |