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Diamonds in Auschwitz

by Jeana Jorgensen

Deep inhumanity is contrasted with the boundless potential for hope in the historical novel "Diamonds in Auschwitz". Meg Hamand’s riveting historical novel "Diamonds in Auschwitz" follows a handful of Jewish people as they navigate... Read More

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Nephi’s Wife

by Mari Carlson

A steadfast, supportive couple stays true to the task of finding a new home for their family in the engaging historical novel "Nephi’s Wife". Intended to complement the Book of Mormon, Madelyn S. Palmer’s sprawling historical novel... Read More

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Contests of Strength

by Katelynn Watkins

A cinematic and involving historical novel, "Contests of Strength" traces a love that is challenged by village circumstances. History and modern science meet amid secrets and romance in Melissa Slager’s historical novel "Contests of... Read More

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Sisters of the Spruce

by Meg Nola

A Japanese Canadian girl defies social and cultural boundaries in Leslie Shimotakahara’s historical novel "Sisters of the Spruce". During World War I, fourteen-year-old Khya travels with her family to a remote region of British... Read More

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The Circus of Satan

by John M. Murray

In the epic historical novel "The Circus of Satan", a vengeance plot unfolds against a tangle of criminal powers. In Jeffrey Konvitz’s epic historical novel "The Circus of Satan", an Irish gambler takes on criminal corruption in New... Read More

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Forever We Dream

by Paige Soto

A thought-provoking and entertaining novel, "Forever We Dream" follows triplets in their pursuit to find their missing mother. In Mark Workman’s charming novel "Forever We Dream", teenage triplets use a talent competition to search for... Read More

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We Walked On

by Karen Rigby

A girl comes of age in a time of war, holding on to memories of her city as it once existed, in the poignant historical novel "We Walked On". Lebanon’s civil war unites a teacher and student in Thérèse Soukar Chehade’s illuminating... Read More

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Three Cousins

by Karen Rigby

In Jessica Levine’s heartfelt coming-of-age novel "Three Cousins", college roommates bond while figuring out who to become and how to love. In 1976 at Yale, three cousins share off-campus housing. Excited by the new year, they bring... Read More

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