August 29, 2012

Historical Fiction

This book by Michael Morpurgo will soon be released as a movie. It is about two

brothers who join the British army during World War I. What is the title of this

book?

Private Peaceful

What book by Philip Reeve has the characters of Gwyna, Myrrdin, and

Arthur?

Here Lies Arthur

This book by Michelle Magorian is set in England just after the WW II and its main character is a boy called Henry. Henry’s obsession is cinema. What is the title of

this book?

Just Henry

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Naomi, in Naomi’s Road by Joy Kogawa, is a child growing up in Canada during the Second World War. Why is she put in an

internment camp?

Because she was Japanese

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Briar Rose is the tale of Sleeping Beauty and the dark tale of the Holocaust twined

together. Who wrote this book?

Jane Yolen

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What is the name of the main character in the series Young Samurai by Chris

Bradford?

Jack Fletcher

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This book is called Fire from the Rock by Sharon Draper. When Sylvia Patterson

starts school at Little Rock's Central High in 1957 her life changes drastically. Why?

She is the first black student at a previously all white school

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This book by Sally Gardner combines history and magic and is about a girl, who

lives in London in the 17th century. She has inherited her mother's magical skills and uses them these to save herself and take control of the fairy world. What is

the title?

I, Coriander

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In The Truth about Sparrows by Marian Hale, twelve-year-old Sadie and her

family are forced to leave their home in Missouri in 1933. Why?

Because of the drought

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Anna, an eighteen-year-old Russian countess has lived in luxury all her life,

but revolution is tearing Russia apart. She and her family escape to England where

Anna becomes a maid in a wealthy family. What is the title of this book? Who wrote

it?

The Secret Countess/Eva Ibbotson

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This author wrote numerous books about Flavia Gemina and her friends who solve

mysteries set in ancient Rome. Who is the author?

Caroline Lawrence

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In this book by L.A. Meyer, a thirteen-year old orphaned girl disguises herself as a

boy to become a sailor on a British warship set out for high sea adventure in

search of pirates. What is the title?

Bloody Jack: being an account of the curious adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, ship's boy

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Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific where he discovers there is no

food or water - so he curls up, prepared to die. When he wakes up he sees a plate of fish, fruit and a bowl of fresh water by

his side. What is the title of this book? Who is the author?

Kensuke's Kingdom/Michael Morpurgo

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Under the Eagle is the first book in a series by Simon Scarrow? What is the tile

of the series?

The Roman/The Eagle Series

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