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Fiction: Reading for Fun

YA Historical Fiction

A Separate Peace by John Knowles; John Knowles
Call Number: PS3561.N68 S4 1996

ISBN: 9780684833668

Publication Date: 1996-10-01

A classic novel set in a New England boarding school during World War II. The story is narrated by Gene Forrester, reflecting on his time at Devon School and his complex friendship with his roommate, Phineas (Finny)
Code of Honor by Harold Coyle
Call Number: PS3553.O948 C6 1994

ISBN: 9780671778019

Publication Date: 1994-03-10

The story is set during the tense situation in the Middle East, where a conflict between Israel and Iraq escalates, putting international peace at risk.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Call Number: PZ7 .Z837 Boo 2006

ISBN: 9780375842207

Publication Date: 2007-09-11

Set in Nazi Germany, narrated by Death. It follows Liesel Meminger, a young girl who steals books and shares them with others, finding solace in the act of reading during the horrors of World War II.

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