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Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
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Olivia Twist
Lorie Langdon
Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
In this reimagining of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, young Olivia was raised as a boy in the streets of London before being... [more]
Pans Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun
Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke
Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Hardback
The letter 'i' is inverted in the title and subtitle on title page and cover. [more]
Bones Gift (#1 Ghosts of Ordinary Objects)
Angie Smibert
Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
A supernatural historical mystery that sees Bone unravel the mysteries of her mother's death [more]
Blood Water Paint
Joy McCullough
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: bullying, violence & abuse (Children's&YA)
Paperback
An inspiring and empowering story of strength and persistence in the aftermath of sexual assault based on the life of the... [more]
Odd and True
Cat Winters
Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
From a master of historical paranormal novels comes her acclaimed story of Odette, who returns in 1909 after a two-year absence,... [more]
My Australian Story: Vietnam
Deborah Challinor
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
It's 1969 and Davey lives to surf with his older brother Tom and listen to the latest hits. Daveys most cherished goal is... [more]
War and Resistance (#1 Australia's Second World War)
Sophie Masson
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
In 1939, 12-year-old Sasha, inspired by the words of her father, the celebrated journalist Louis Jullian, feels she must find... [more]
Defiant (#2 Valiant)
Lesley Livingston
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Traditional stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
In this highly anticipated sequel to The Valiant, Fallon and her warrior sisters are thrust into a vicious conflict with... [more]
80 Days or Die (#2 Max Tilt trilogy)
Peter Lerangis
Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Traditional stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Includes a sneak peek from book 3, Max Tilt: Enter the core. [more]
Queens Rising (#1 Queens Rising)
Rebecca Ross
Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Grave Mercy meets Red Queen in this epic debut fantasy, inspired by Renaissance France, about an outcast who finds herself... [more]
Unexpected Twist! An Oliver Twisted Tale
Michael Rosen
Children's & Educational; Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA); School stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: bullying, violence & abuse (Children's&YA)
Paperback
An original story by Michael Rosen, inspired by the Dickens classic Oliver Twist. Shona's the new girl at school, where the... [more]
The Light Between Worlds
Laura Weymouth
Children's & Educational; Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Six years ago, schoolgirls Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept from a war-time bunker to a fantasy kingdom. Now almost... [more]
My Australian Story: Bushfire
Sally Murphy
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Amy is staying in Marysville with her grandmother, and help in the garden and clean out her gutters. It is, after all, bushfire... [more]
Someday We Will Fly
Rachel DeWoskin
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
From the author of Blind, a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story set during World War II in Shanghai, one of the only places... [more]
A Crack in the Sea (#1 Crack in the Sea)
H. M. Bouwman
Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Pip, a young boy who can speak to fish, and his sister Kinchen set off on a great adventure, joined by twins with magical... [more]
No Saints In Kansas
Amy Brashear
Children's & Educational; Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Crime & mystery fiction (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA)
Paperback
This gripping debut novel reimagines Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and the brutal murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb,... [more]
Darkly Beating Heart
Lindsay Smith (University of Sussex)
Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Science fiction (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues
Paperback
<b>A troubled girl confronts her personal demons in this time-travel thriller alternating between present day and 19th century... [more]
The Button War: A Tale of the Great War
Avi
Children's & Educational; Crime & mystery fiction (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Thorndike Press Large Print The Literacy Bridge --Copyright page. [more]
My Australian Story: Fremantle Prison Break
Deborah Lisson
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
If Captain Anthony and his friends are smugglers, surely they would be smuggling stuff into the Colony, yet they were talking... [more]
Sword and the Dagger
Robert Cochran, Jr.
Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Hardback
When empires clash, a Princess, a Knight, and an Assassin embark on the quest of a lifetime... [more]
Winter in Wartime
Jan Terlouw
Children's & Educational; Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded... [more]
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Deceit (#3 Lady Helen)
Alison Goodman
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
'A MESMERIZING MARRIAGE BETWEEN REGENCY ROMANCE AND URBAN FANTASY ... I DEVOURED THIS SERIES' - Sabaa Tahir, author of the... [more]
Someday We Will Fly
Rachel DeWoskin
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Hardback
Lillia, fifteen, flees Warsaw with her father and baby sister in 1940 to try to make a new start in Shanghai, China, but the... [more]
The Clockwork Crow
Catherine Fisher
Children's & Educational; Classic fiction (Children's&YA); General fiction (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
A mysterious gothic Christmas tale set in a frost-bound Victorian country mansion. When orphaned Seren Rees is given a mysterious... [more]
The Skylarks' War
Hilary McKay
Children's & Educational; Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's&YA)
Paperback
An evocative and heartbreaking novel of family and friendship in wartime. [more]
