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The Land by Mildred Taylor
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Ithaka by Adele Geras
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Bloody Jack:  Being An Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy by L. A. Meyer
Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck
Sarah’s Ground by Ann Rinaldi
Cracker!:  The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen