Pat
These are books I have read with kids and both of us have loved. I did
google the synopsis. I was too lazy to do it myself...*giggle*
ROSE BLANCHE. Innocenti, Roberto
When Rose sees a little boy trying to escape from the back of a
truck, only to be captured and shoved back in, she decides to follow the
truck. At a desolate place out of town she discovers many other children,
staring hungrily from behind an electric barbed wire fence. ...
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. Bunting, Eve
Two friends explore nearby fields, while one boy's father talks about
the 1862 Civil War battle that took place there. This one is really good to
discuss how factual information is embedded into fictional text.
DANDELIONS. Bunting, Eve
Two friends explore nearby fields, while one boy's father talks
about the 1862 Civil War battle that took place there.
BAREFOOT: ESCAPE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. Edwards, Pamela Duncan
In the forest, a group of animals helps a runaway slave escape his
pursuers.
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WHEN JESSIE CAME ACROSS THE SEA: Hest, Amy
Thirteen-year-old Jessie, a Jewish immigrant, works for three years
to earn money to bring her grandmother to America. This one is long. But
good.
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OF FEAR, STAR OF HOPE: Hoestlandt, Jo
Nine-year-old Helen is confused by the disappearance of her Jewish
friend during the German occupation of Paris.
SWEET CLARA AND THE FREEDOM QUILT: Hopkinson, Deborah
Clara, a young slave, stitches a quilt with a map pattern showing
the way to freedom in the North.
REDCOATS AND PETTICOATS: Kirkpatrick, Katherine
Young Thomas and his mother are members of the Setauket Spy Ring in
New York during the Revolutionary War.
KATIE'S TRUNK: Turner, Ann Warren
Katie, a child of Loyalists, finds that her survival rests in the
hands of her Patriot enemies.
BASEBALL SAVED US: Mochizuki, Ken
Shorty, a young boy living in a Japanese-American internment camp
during World War II, helps form a baseball league.
Hope this helps. I didn't which historical time you wanted so I gave you
lots. As I was looking for the synopsis of the books I was too lazy to
write, I found a great site with all kinds of book lists.
http://www.weberpl.lib.ut.us/booklists/rec_read.php
Kim
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Kimberlee Hannan
Department Chair
Sequoia Middle School
Fresno, CA
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