I wanted to get a jumpstart on this Historical Fiction Challenge by beginning my list for this year. I'm sure it will change and I'll add to it as I think of more, but these are my candidates so far:
1. The Boy Who Dared - Susan Campbell Bartoletti
2. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred Taylor
3. Out of the Dust - Karen Hesse
4. Night - Elie Wiesel
5. Maus I - Art Spiegelman
6. Maus II - Art Spiegelman
7. Number the Stars - Lois Lowry
8. Newes from the Dead - Mary Hooper
9. Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay
10. Stepping on the Cracks - Mary Downing Hahn
11. Chains - Laurie Halse Anderson
12. Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Ryrie Brink
13. What I Saw and How I Lied - Judy Blundell
14. Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers
15. Bright Young Things - Anna Godbersen
Sarah's Key is SO SO SO good. You will need an entire day/night because you'll have to read it all at once, and about eight boxes of tissues cause that book TUGS at your heartstrings.
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