The Fair Fight by
In 18th century England street fighting was sport. 2 women, one very poor and the other well born but scarred by smallpox, become fighters and it changes their lives. 474 pages.
Kidnapped - Or the Lad with the Silver Button by
Kidnapped tells the story of David Balfour, a young man of the Scottish Lowlands. David's parents have died so he is an orphan. Since he is now seventeen years old, he has decided it is time to go and seek his fortune. Before he leaves for the city of Edinburgh, he learns he has an uncle, Ebenezer Balfour, of the House of Shaws—meaning that David is, to his surprise, from a wealthy family. David decides to go and meet his wealthy relatives. His adventures include being kidnapped and taken to sea. This book is a classic written for young boys. 334 pages.
The Midwife's Apprentice - YA by
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world. 122 pages.
The Wicked and the Just by
Cecilia is an English lady moving to Wales & Gwenhwyfar is a Welsh servant who used to be a lady. Now she serves bratty Cecilia in a background of rebellion and strife.
Year of wonders : a novel of the plague by
In 1666 plague comes to an English mountain village. This is the story of how the village survived when housemaid Anna believes quarantine is the answer. 308 pages.
Life of Pi by
Pi Patel, son of a zookeeper in India, is God-loving & practices Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. At 16 he and his family and their zoo animals take ship to the Americas. The ship sinks & Pi ends up in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger, a hyena, a wounded zebra and an orangutan. 319 pages.
The Map of Love by
Isabel Parkman, an American journalist, discovers that her romance with an Egyptian-American conductor is paralleled by her great-grandparents' romance. 529 pages.
Murder, Magic, and What We Wore - YA by
Deciding to become a spy after her father is killed and his money goes missing, Annis Whitworth uses her talent for sewing magical garments to open a dressmaking shop as a cover while she quietly searches for her father's murderer. 293 pages.
Khafa the High Priestess by
A story of ancient Egyptian mystique. A direct descendant of the lost Dynasty, transports her granddaughter Elizabeth to a world of her ancestry.She tells the story of Khafa, a high priestess who defends the people against a hostile group of Egyptians and deals with two pharaohs who battle to take her hand, creating a triangle of adulation. The High Priestess is a page turning lesson of Egyptian history mixed with a radiance of romance. It dives into ancient times while showing the power and influence of a woman when a female's stature equated to a man's obsession.
All the Light We Cannot See by
Highly acclaimed, this novel tells of French Maire-Laure,blind since she was 6 and German orphan Werner. The book traces their World War II experiences and how people try to be good to each other. 531 pages.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - YA by
In Germany during WWII Bruno is 9 years old who sees another boy at a concentration fence. The other boy is wearing what looks like striped pajamas. They are not pajamas. 215 pages.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by
In letters we learn about what happened to the island of Guernsey when the German Army took possession. A London writer learns about the island and the powerful transformation the German occupation had. 277 pages.
The Nightingale by
The nightingale tells the story of two sisters, separated by years and experiences, by ideals, passion, and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France 570 pages.
A Sparrow in Terezin by
Two women, one in the present day and one in 1942, each hope for a brighter future. But they'll both have to battle through their darkest days to reach it. 355 pages.
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by
In the midst of a World War II, two young brothers learn the traditional arts of sumo wrestling and mask making only to place their dreams of future careers in these traditions on hold as Japan rebuilds. 422 pages.
The Women in the Castle by
Amid the ashes of Nazi Germany's defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of her husband's ancestors, an imposing stone fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband's brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives, her fellow resistance widows. 356 pages.