Historical Fiction for Teens | San Francisco Public Library

by Ryan, Pam Muñoz

Book - 2000

What do you do when all your hopes are invested in the land and you are forced to flee? Esperanza and her mother leave their comfortable life and struggle in the fields of Southern California as migrant workers during the Great Depression. What do you do when all your hopes are invested in the land and you are forced to flee? Esperanza and her mother leave their comfortable life and struggle in the fields of Southern California as migrant workers during the Great Depression. Show less

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Crispin

The Cross of Lead

by Avi

Book - 2004

Find out what happens to orphaned Crispin in 14th century England as he is falsely accused of a crime and relies on an unlikely ally. Find out what happens to orphaned Crispin in 14th century England as he is falsely accused of a crime and relies on an unlikely ally. Show less

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The Good Earth

by Buck, Pearl S.

Book - 2004

A story of a pair of rural farmers, Wang Lung and O-lan, in 1920s China. A chronicle of their slow rise to prosperity through hard work and perseverance. A story of a pair of rural farmers, Wang Lung and O-lan, in 1920s China. A chronicle of their slow rise to prosperity through hard work and perseverance. Show less

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Little House on the Prairie

by Wilder, Laura Ingalls

Book - 1953

Follow the Ingalls family as they navigate the wild prairie and unknown lands. Follow the Ingalls family as they navigate the wild prairie and unknown lands. Show less

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Smith, Betty

Book - 2006

In the early 1900s, an immigrant girl and her family struggle to manifest their hopes and dreams into reality. In the early 1900s, an immigrant girl and her family struggle to manifest their hopes and dreams into reality. Show less

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Pride and Prejudice

by Austen, Jane

Book - 2014

The classic Austen tale of four sisters navigating 19th century English society - in manga form! Follow the high and lows of courtship. The classic Austen tale of four sisters navigating 19th century English society - in manga form! Follow the high and lows of courtship. Show less

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Chains

by Anderson, Laurie Halse

Book - 2008

Close to being a freed slave, Isabel finds herself unfairly sent back into the life of slavery. Determined to free herself, Isabel becomes a spy. Close to being a freed slave, Isabel finds herself unfairly sent back into the life of slavery. Determined to free herself, Isabel becomes a spy. Show less

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All the Light We Cannot See

by Doerr, Anthony

Downloadable Audiobook - 2014

Surviving World War II as an orphaned German boy, trained to fight, and a blind French girl, fleeing the Nazi regime. Surviving World War II as an orphaned German boy, trained to fight, and a blind French girl, fleeing the Nazi regime. Show less

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The Kite Runner

by Hosseini, Khaled

Audiobook CD - 2003

A tale of two young boys, betrayal, and redemption. Amir attempts to honor his former boyhood friend, Hassan, who was killed under the rule of the Taliban...Show more A tale of two young boys, betrayal, and redemption. Amir attempts to honor his former boyhood friend, Hassan, who was killed under the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Amir leaves his comfortable life in America to rescue Hassan's son, a slave of the Taliban. Show less

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

A Fable

by Boyne, John

Book - 2006

Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, is bored and lonely after the family moves to a new home, due to his father's job. He befriends a lonely and sad boy in striped pajamas even though they are separated by a fence. Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, is bored and lonely after the family moves to a new home, due to his father's job. He befriends a lonely and sad boy in striped pajamas even though they are separated by a fence. Show less

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Little Women

DVD - 2000

Chronicles of the March sisters - Jo, Amy, Beth, and Meg, their loving father, devoted mother, Marmee, friends, and lovers as we follow the sisters into womenhood. Chronicles of the March sisters - Jo, Amy, Beth, and Meg, their loving father, devoted mother, Marmee, friends, and lovers as we follow the sisters into womenhood. Show less

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The Help

DVD - 2011

It's the 1960s and a white Southern woman arrives home after graduating from college. She begins to share the stories of the community's black maids. It's the 1960s and a white Southern woman arrives home after graduating from college. She begins to share the stories of the community's black maids. Show less

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To Kill A Mockingbird

DVD - 1998

Scout, a six-year old girl, and her brother, Gem, are growing up in Alabama. Their father, Atticus, is raising them while representing a black man accused of raping a white woman. Scout, a six-year old girl, and her brother, Gem, are growing up in Alabama. Their father, Atticus, is raising them while representing a black man accused of raping a white woman. Show less

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