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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Gaither Sisters series by Rita Williams-Garcia
Book 1: One Crazy Summer When three sisters travel to California in 1968 to reunite with their estranged mother, they end up attending a day camp run by the Black Panthers and learn a lot more about their family, their country, and themselves than they expected. |
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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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The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
(sequel: The War I Finally Won) When her brother is evacuated from London during wartime, Ada determines to follow him, even though her abusive mother has never allowed her out of their apartment. |