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The True Adventures Of Nicolo Zen

Published: 2014, Knopf
Tags: conspiracy, Human Trafficking, Love, Magic, musical instruments, Musicians
Categories: FictionFiction, ItalyFiction, Italy, Realistic FictionFiction, Italy, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Odette’s Secrets

Published: 2013, Bloomsbury
Tags: Holocaust, Identity, Jews, World War II
Categories: FictionFiction, Historical FictionFiction, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Tyrant’s Daughter

Published: 2014, Knopf
Tags: conspiracy, dictators, family stories, High schools, Immigrants, rebel, Refugees and exiles
Categories: FictionFiction, Middle EastFiction, Middle East, Realistic FictionFiction, Middle East, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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I Lived On Butterfly Hill

Published: 2014, Atheneum
Tags: Adaptations, Refugees and exiles
Categories: ChileChile, FictionChile, Fiction, Historical FictionChile, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Chile, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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Moon at Nine

Published: 2014, Pajama Press
Tags: Activism, LGBTQI+, turmoil
Categories: FictionFiction, Historical FictionFiction, Historical Fiction, IranFiction, Historical Fiction, Iran, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Victoria

Published: 2014, Tradewind Books
Tags: addiction, Determination, gang, Homelessness and poverty, loss of mother, Sexual Assault, violence
Categories: AmericasAmericas, ArgentinaAmericas, Argentina, FictionAmericas, Argentina, Fiction, Realistic FictionAmericas, Argentina, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Dream Land

Published: 2008, Walker Books for Young Readers
Tags: heroine, Protests, World War II
Categories: FictionFiction, Historical FictionFiction, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fiction, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Ukraine

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Egg & Spoon

Published: 2014, Candlewick Press
Tags: Adventures, Baba Yaga, bravery, Fairy Tales, Witches
Categories: FantasyFantasy, FictionFantasy, Fiction, Folklore and Fairy TalesFantasy, Fiction, Folklore and Fairy Tales, RussiaFantasy, Fiction, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Severn and the Day She Silenced the World

Published: 2014, Second Story Pr
Tags: Activists, Conflict, Rainforests
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction

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It’s Not About the Tiny Girl!

Published: 2013, Tundra
Tags: Folktales and Fairytales, Friendship, Stories
Categories: FictionFiction, Folklore and Fairy TalesFiction, Folklore and Fairy Tales, InternationalFiction, Folklore and Fairy Tales, International, Primary (ages 6-9)Fiction, Folklore and Fairy Tales, International, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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