historical fiction

"A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who found herself at the center of a murder trial"--.

"It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska, a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabin, miles from their closest neighbors. Grizzlies and wolves outnumbered people, and dark winter days were 30 degrees below zero. Jack had always thought of himself as strong--"Alaska tough". But then the most powerful earthquake in American history--the Good Friday Earthquake--struck. The 9.2 magnitude quake lasted nearly five minutes, destroying downtown Anchorage and sending thirty-foot tsunamis into coastal cities, wiping out entire communities. Its vibrations were felt around the world. In the end, it caused billions of dollars in damage and the death of 129 people"--Provided by publisher.

"Anne is nervous and excited to meet Diana, a neighbour who she just knows will be a kindred spirit, and even more excited when she's invited to her very first picnic! Until Marilla's precious brooch goes missing and it looks like it's Anne s fault. Ultimately, the misunderstanding with the brooch is resolved and Anne is able to go to the picnic. Anne and Diana's friendship blossoms and Anne's bond with Matthew and Marilla grows stronger"--From publisher.

"In this first of a . . . chapter book series that reimagines L.M. Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' for early readers, Anne Shirley must prove what she knows in her heart: that Green Gables is exactly where she should be"--Back cover.

"Young Polish woman Hanna and her farming family have mostly stayed out of trouble during the Nazi occupation. But when she and her brother, Adam, hear regular screams coming from a nearby forest in the night, they venture out to investigate despite the risk. What they discover will change them forever"--Back cover.

"As the captives of the Reich plan their escape, the arrival of someone from Ed's past and a destructive American air raid help them secure the tools they need for success. With a strategy in place, all that's left to do is work together and risk it all when the time is right. Will it pay off?"--Back cover.

Jak?b Widera has illegally taught children in a Jewish ghetto in Poland since he arrived a year earlier. When Jewish leaders learn the Nazis plan to liquidate the ghetto, they want Jak?b to help fight back. But he has never fired a gun. And shouldn't he be with his sick fianc?e? Jak?b must decide his path as the entire ghetto faces death.

"US pilot Ed Cuttling thought it was his last mission before he could leave the Second World War and return to the States. but when his plane malfunctions and he is forced to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland, Ed realizes he has a long journey home ahead of him, if he can make it back alive.

"French university student Andr? Jouret is fed up with the Nazi occupation of his country, so he teams up with friends Michel and Victoire to fight back, despite warnings from his father and school officials. Once they find themselves sabataging Nazi trucks and delivering secret, heavy packages, it looks like they may bei in over their heads. But is it too late?"--Back cover.

In 1582 thirteen-year-old Emilia Bassano is a lute player and aspiring playwright who stumbles on a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth, and is recruited by Sir Francis Walsingham to go to the castle where Mary Queen of Scots is being held and discover who is responsible for the plot.