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    Historical Fiction

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    Chil­dren’s
    Beni’s War
    Tam­mar Stein
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    Chil­dren’s
    Mau­rice and His Dictionary
    Cary Fagan, Enzo Lord Mariano (illus.)
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    The Best Assas­si­na­tion in the Nation
    Joshua Cohen
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    Fic­tion
    The Woman With the Blue Star
    Pam Jenoff
    Cover of Leonora in the Morning Light: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Leono­ra in the Morn­ing Light: A Novel
    Michaela Carter
    Cover of Albie's Struggle: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Albie’s Strug­gle: A Novel
    R.S. Stein­berg
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    Fic­tion
    The Vil­lage Twins
    Izzy Abrahm­son
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    Fic­tion
    This Mag­nif­i­cent Dap­pled Sea
    David Biro
    Cover of Mary Jane: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Mary Jane: A Novel
    Jes­si­ca Blau
    Cover of All Things That Deserve To Perish: A Novel Of Wilhelmine Germany
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    All Things That Deserve To Per­ish: A Nov­el Of Wil­helmine Germany
    Dana Mack
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    Fic­tion
    The Death of Her­cules: A DocuNovel
    Daniel Yarosh
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    Three Sis­ters: A Novel
    Heather Mor­ris
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    Prairie Sonata
    Sandy She­frin Rabin
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    Churchill’s Secret Messenger
    Alan Hlad
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    Rhap­sody: A Novel
    Mitchell James Kaplan
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    The Secret Steal­ers: A Novel
    Jane Healey
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