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Historical Fiction

Cover of Gateway to the Moon: A Novel
Fic­tion
Gate­way to the Moon: A Novel
Mary Mor­ris
Cover of The Collector's Apprentice: A Novel
Fic­tion
The Col­lec­tor’s Appren­tice: A Novel
B.A. Shapiro
Cover of Titanic: The Incredible Tale of "the Unsinkable" Moshe Wallas
Chil­dren’s
Titan­ic: The Incred­i­ble Tale of ​“the Unsink­able” Moshe Wallas
Avraham Ohayon; Dan & Yoel Bar-Lev, illus.
Cover of The War I Finally Won
Chil­dren’s
The War I Final­ly Won
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Cover of The War That Saved My Life
Chil­dren’s
The War That Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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Excerpt: The Last Watch­man of Old Cairo

Michael David Lukas
March 1, 2018
Cover of The Last Watchman of Old Cairo
Fic­tion
The Last Watch­man of Old Cairo
Michael David Lukas
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Fic­tion
What the Night Sings
Ves­per Stamper
Cover of The Librarian of Auschwitz
Fic­tion
The Librar­i­an of Auschwitz
Antonio Iturbe;‎ Lilit Thwaites, trans.
Cover of Wordwings (Essential Prose)
Fic­tion
Word­wings (Essen­tial Prose)
Sydelle Pearl
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Chil­dren’s
Miri­am’s Secret
Debby Waldman
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Chil­dren’s
Genevieve’s War
Patricia Reilly Giff; Becca Stadtlander, illus.
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Fic­tion
The Women in the Cas­tle: A Novel
Jessica Shattuck
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Fic­tion
The Girl with the Red Bal­loon (The Balloonmakers)
Kather­ine Locke
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Chil­dren’s
Arm­strong & Charlie
Steven B. Frank
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Chil­dren’s
The Hunt
Miriam Walfish
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