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Historical fiction for young readers
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By
Jennifer Fernandez
As a middle school social studies teacher, I love it when students can make connections to the content because of books like these they’ve read
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My students have come to class with more background knowledge because of these books!
I Survived: Ten Thrilling Books (Boxed Set) - by Lauren Tarshis (Mixed Media Product)
Takes place during the Great Depression
Bud, Not Buddy - by Christopher Paul Curtis (Hardcover)
A Danish family hides a Jewish girl during WWII
Number The Stars - By Lois Lowry ( Paperback )
Jennifer Fernandez
Al Capone Does My Shirts - (Tales from Alcatraz) by Gennifer Choldenko (Paperback)
A young Mexican girl and her family are forced to move to a labor camp in California during the Great Depression
Esperanza Rising - by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Hardcover)
Sad read takes places during WWII
Pre-Owned The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Paperback)
Jennifer Fernandez
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People - (Revisioning History for Young People) by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (Paperback)
Abridged version for students that explains the main characters, including gods and goddesses, and provides background information
The Iliad and the Odyssey: Core Classics® Series - Core Knowledge Foundation
This story follows a Native American living on an Island off the coast of California when white settlers came and destroyed her home.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Takes place during the Dust Bowl, Great Depression time in America
When the Sky Turned to Dust
About a young girl’s experience as a refugee. Her family fled during the Vietnam war after the fall of Saigon
Inside Out and Back Again: Newbery Honor
