Teens have lived through amazing times all around the world, and sometimes make history themselves. MS=Books for middle school readers, GN = graphic novel (updated April 2025)
Everything Glittered
In 1927, Gertie spends her evenings drinking illegally at speakeasies with her friends Milly and Clara, but when their headmistress is found dead one morning, the three must clear her name.
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Claire and Karl meet in 1944 when he is brought to America as a prisoner of war to help farmers make up for the labor they are missing with their sons at war. Can their budding friendship last? MS
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