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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorEsperanza Rising
Pam Munoz Ryan · 262 pages
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
To Shape a Dragon's Breath
Moniquill Blackgoose · 511 pages
Dreams of Joy
Lisa See · 354 pages
A continuation of "Shanghai Girls" finds a devastated Joy fleeing to China to search for her real father while her mother, Pearl, desperately pursues her, a dual quest marked by their encounters with the nation's intolerant Communist culture.
The Ransom of Mercy Carter
Caroline B. Cooney · 249 pages
In 1704, in the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, eleven-year-old Mercy and her family and neighbors are captured by Mohawk Indians and their French allies, and forced to march through bitter cold to French Canada, where some adapt to new lives and some still hope to be ransomed.
Now
Morris Gleitzman · 184 pages
While her physician-parents are working in Africa, eleven-year-old Zelda is living with her grandfather, eighty-year-old Holocaust-survivor Felix Salinger, in Australia, when a disaster leads them both to deal with unresolved feelings about the first Zelda, Felix's childhood friend.
The Devil's Arithmetic
Jane Yolen · 170 pages
Hannah thinks tonight's Passover Seder will be the same as always. Little does she know that this year she will be mysteriously transported into the past where only she knows the horrors that await. Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland. Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage a
My Family for the War
Anne C. Voorhoeve · 409 pages
Before the start of World War II, ten-year-old Ziska Mangold, who has Jewish ancestors but has been raised as a Protestant, is taken out of Nazi Germany on one of the Kindertransport trains, to live in London with a Jewish family, where she learns about Judaism and endures the hardships of war while attempting to keep in touch with her parents, who are trying to survive in Holland.
The Freedom Maze
Delia Sherman · 272 pages
Black Heart of Jamaica
Julia Golding · 376 pages
Notice to the public of Jamaica due to the threat of a rebellion by the slaves of this island, be it therefore enacted that from this day, 1st July 1792, All persons report any suspicions of revolutionary plots immidiately!
Queen's Own Fool
Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris · 390 pages
When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves Troupe Brufort and serves as the fool for Mary, Queen of Scots, she experiences the political and religious upheavals in both France and Scotland.
Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin
Nancy Springer · 336 pages
The Way of the Dragon
Chris Bradford · 431 pages
It is June 1613. Japan is threatened with war and Jack is facing his greatest battle yet. Samurai are taking sides and, as the blood begins to flow, Jack's warrior training is put to the ultimate test. His survival - and that of his friends - depends upon him mastering the Two Heavens, the secret sword technique of the legendary samurai Masamoto Takeshi. But first Jack must recover his father's pr
First Test
Tamora Pierce · 220 pages
When Alanna became the King's Champion, it was decided that girls would henceforth be allowed to train for the knighthood. But ten years have passed, and no girls have come forward. Now, however, someone is about to change all that. Her name is Kel. In this first book in a new series from popular children's fantasy writer Tamora Pierce, we are introduced to a strong, adventurous new heroine who wi
Beware, Princess Elizabeth
Carolyn Meyer · 233 pages
Queen Elizabeth I is famous for being one of England’s most powerful monarchs ever, even though she reigned in a man’s era. But what do you really know about her, especially about her formative teen years? Well, after reading Beware, Princess Elizabeth you’ll definitely know why Elizabeth became such a powerful, influential ruler. Unlike her older sister Mary, Elizabeth does not really remember
The Philadelphia Adventure
Lloyd Alexander · 151 pages
Vesper Holly has foiled murderers, crossed mountains, and narrowly escaped earthquakes. Now she's home in Philadelphia, where she can relax-until President Ulysses S. Grant asks for her help. The Centennial Exposition of 1876 is about to begin, and luminaries from around the world will be there. But so will Vesper's arch-nemesis, the evil Doctor Helvetius. There's only one person who can thwart hi
Bloody Jack
L.A. Meyer · 310 pages
Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS *Dolphin* is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas. There's only one problem: Jacky is a *girl*. And she will have to use every bit of her spirit, wit, a
The House of Djinn
Suzanne Fisher Staples · 215 pages
Flambards
K.M. Peyton · 224 pages
Twelve-year-old Christina Parsons is sent to live with her fierce uncle and his two sons, Mark and Will, in their decaying mansion, Flambards. Christina discovers a passion for horses and riding but finds herself part of a strange household, divided by emotional undercurrents and cruelty. 1st book in the Flambards series.
By Royal Command
Mary Hooper · 239 pages
Lucy has become a firm fixture in the household of Dr Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth 1. Lucy, in return for saving the queen's life, has been told that she is to work as a spy for Her Grace and that she is to remain with the Dee family and await further instruction ... And then Lucy hears unexplained cries in the Dee house, and finds a young girl imprisoned there
Amanda
Candice Ransom · 368 pages
Amanda is the story of a spoiled Boston teenager who is forced to grow up quickly on the Oregon Trail. Her father runs into some monetary troubles and he whisks Amanda away from the only life she has ever known. She fights all the changes in her life and tries to maintain her haughty attitude and appearance. She slowly discovers how foolish trying to hold onto the past is while forming tentativ
The Madman’s Daughter
Megan Shepherd · 420 pages
Spirit's Princess
Esther M. Friesner
In ancient Japan, Himiko, the privileged daughter of her clan's leader, fights the constraints and expectations imposed on young women and finds her own path, which includes secret shaman lessons.