I have a few tried-and-true suggestions. The following are Jewish-content novels: The Circlemaker by Maxine Rose Schur. Dial (c1994). Keeper of the Crown by A. Shalom. Mesorah Publications, Ltd.(c2003).
If you are interested in secular historical fiction, I can recommend these: Morning Girl by Michael Dorris. Hyperion (c1999). Someday by Jackie French Koller (Scholastic, c2002). The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill (Simon & Schuster, c2000). The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr (Farrar, c1998) Nory Ryan's Song (Yearling, c2002), Maggie's Door (Wendy Lamb Books, c2003), and Water Street (Wendy Lamb Books, c2006) by Patricia Reilly Giff The History Mysteries (series), Pleasant Company Basya Karp, Librarian Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls Kent Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello everyone, I am looking for suggestions for historical fiction titles appropriate for grades 4-6 in an Orthodox day school setting. I would appreciate any help and would be happy to post to the list if there is an interest. Thank-you. Debbie Wilson, Librarian Toras Chaim Portsmouth, VA Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
