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1	The Book Thief more books like this by Markus Zusak Liesel Meminger, a foster child living outside Munich during World War II, scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist--books--in this unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Separate Peace more books like this by John Knowles At a New England boarding school during World War II, a group of boys discover the depths of human nature among themselves, and the evil that even the most innocent is capable of. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Power of One more books like this by Bryce Courtenay "Episodic and bursting with incident, this sprawling memoir of an English boy's lonely childhood in South Africa during WW II pays moderate attention to questions of race but concerns itself primarily with epic melodrama."--"Publishers Weekly." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Number the Stars more books like this by Lois Lowry During the 1943 German occupation of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her family take great risks to give shelter to Annemarie's best friend, a Jewish girl named Ellen Rosen. Ellen assumes the identity of Annemarie's sister, but the Nazis are suspicious of this dark-haired girl in a family of blondes. As the Nazis move closer to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Johnny Tremain more books like this by Esther Forbes Set in Boston on the brink of the American Revolution, this historical novel tells of observant 14-year-old silversmith apprentice Johnny Tremain, who, due to a bad burn on his hand, must give up silversmithing. Noticing the unrest in the city, Johnny becomes a dispatch rider for the Committee of Public Safety and is soon caught up in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.30! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Out of the Dust more books like this by Karen Hesse A poem cycle that reads as a novel, this Newbery Medal winner tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dust bowl years of the Depression. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Sign of the Beaver more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare In late 18th-century Maine, 12-year-old Matthew is left alone in his family's newly built cabin for several weeks while his father returns to Massachusetts to fetch the entire family. A series of mishaps leads to Matthew's rescue by the chief of the Beaver tribe. Over a period of months, Matthew teaches an Indian boy, Attean, English, while he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle more books like this by Avi It's 1835, and 13-year-old Charlotte Doyle is a well-educated, proper young lady who is traveling from her boarding school in England to join her family in America. Although she is somewhat scandalized to discover that she will be the only female (and, in fact, the only non-crew member) on the ship, Charlotte nonetheless boards the Seahawk and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Starship Troopers more books like this by Robert A Heinlein In a world of the future, a young man undergoes brutal military training after graduating from high school. Then an alien fleet invades Earth, and the young trooper must put his training to the test in a galactic-scale war. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| first editions \| SVS
10	My Brother Sam is Dead more books like this by James Lincoln Collier In this novel set during the American Revolutionary war, a family living in a loyal Tory town faces adversity when one son joins the rebel army. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Asterix the Gaul more books like this by Goscinny, Uderzo When Roman Centurion Crismus Bonus finds out about Getafix's magic potion, he kidnaps the druid to force him to reveal the recipe. So Asterix joins his friend in captivity and together the two plan to whip up a surprise with truly hair-raising effects. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.32! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Bronze Bow more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare Daniel bar Jamin, 18, is determined to help his countrymen drive the Romans out of Israel. He feels it is his patriotic duty to do this, but he is also seeking revenge for the death of his parents. Thinking only of his goal, Daniel ignores his sister's worsening mental illness and the tenderness offered by his friends. Will a Rabbi named Jesus be ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	A Great and Terrible Beauty more books like this by Libba Bray It's 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from India to a boarding school in England. Lonely and prone to visions of the future, Gemma is now being followed by a mysterious young Indian man who's been sent to watch her. But why? see all copies from $2.51! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Fallen Angels more books like this by Walter Dean Myers An account of the Vietnam War as told by a young African American foot soldier. Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry enlists in the Army as a means of escaping what he sees as his dead end life in Harlem. He arrives in Vietnam in 1967 and quickly discovers the horrible reality of war and the true meaning of friendship and survival. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Catherine called Birdy more books like this by Karen Cushman Catherine, a feisty, outspoken and most unladylike 14-year-old living in the Middle Ages, chronicles her life over one year in a diary given to her by her brother in an attempt to make her more ladylike. Alas, alack, the plan does not work, but one does get to see what life in the middle ages was like, and how woman are subjected to a life full of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Magic Tree House #1-4 more books like this by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) The first four "Magic Tree House" books are now available in a boxed set. It includes "Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning", and "Pirates Past Noon". Illustrations. see all copies from $8.15! new only from $9.98! \| SVS
17 view cover	Fever 1793 more books like this by Laurie Halse Anderson In this work of historical fiction, 14-year-old Matilda Cook is caught in the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic. When Matilda recovers from the illness, she attempts to find her missing mother and is taken in by a family friend--a freed slave named Eliza. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Midwife's Apprentice more books like this by Karen Cushman Set in medieval England, this is the story of a homeless, orphaned girl named Brat whose life changes when she becomes an assistant to a midwife named Jane. Although the short-tempered Jane wants a mindless assistant, someone who will anticipate her needs and silently help her with her work, the observant Brat (whom Jane has renamed Beetle) begins ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Witch of Blackbird Pond more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare A high-spirited teenage girl rebels against the narrow-minded ways of Puritan Connecticut and befriends a lonely old woman who is subsequently accused of being a witch. "Strong plot, fully realized characters, and convincing atmosphere distinguish this historical narrative."--"Booklist." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Little house in the Big Woods more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder A history of the author Laura Ingalls Wilder's own family, as well as a very thorough overview of pioneer life in America, LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS is the first book in the beloved nine-book Little House series. Set in the woods of Wisconsin during the 1870s, this book follows one year in the life of the Ingalls family--Pa, Ma, Mary, Laura, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.69! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Rifles for Watie more books like this by Harold Keith In this novel set during the Civil War, 16-year-old Jeff Bussey has long anticipated joining the Union Army. As Jeff takes part in the war's western campaigns, he is captured by the Confederate forces led by Stand Watie, a Cherokee Indian. In order to hide the fact that he is a Union spy, Jeff volunteers to join Watie's rebel army and is thus able ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	April Morning more books like this by Howard Fast The story of one day in the life of a young American boy in colonial Lexington, the day on which he joined the militia and saw his father shot down by the British. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Golden Goblet more books like this by Eloise McGraw Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting tale of ancient Egyptian mystery and intrigue. Newbery Honor Book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Little House on the Prairie more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Ingalls family moves from Wisconsin to Kansas, where they build a log cabin and start up a small farm. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Mara, Daughter of the Nile more books like this by Eloise McGraw The adventures of an ingenious Egyptian slave girl who undertakes a dangerous assignment as a spy in the royal palace of Thebes, in the days when Queen Hatshepsut ruled. see all copies from $2.97! new only from $3.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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