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Greener Grass: the Famine Years by Caroline Pignat
(Interest Level: Grades 8-12)
The Byrne’s family is a strong one, but their strength and unity are being severely tested, as life becomes more and more desperate in 19th century rural Ireland. When the potato blight hits, the farmers can no longer make their payments much less produce food for themselves, and the cruel system has no mercy as Lord Fraser wields an iron fist, driving families from their homes and burning their cottages. Families must fight for survival even if that means escape Ireland for good.

An Infidel in Paradise by S.J. Laidlaw
(Interest Level: Grades 9-12)
Set in Pakistan, this is the story of a teen girl living with her mother and siblings in a diplomatic compound. As if getting used to another new country and set of customs and friends isn’t enough, she must cope with an increasingly tense political situation that becomes dangerous with alarming speed. Her life and those of her sister and brother depend on her resourcefulness and the unexpected help of an enigmatic Muslim classmate.

Last Message by Shane Peacock
(Interest Level: Grades 7-9)
Adam has a good life in Buffalo: great parents, a cute girlfriend, adequate grades. He’s not the best at anything, but he’s not the worst either. When his dead grandfather’s will stipulates that he go on a mission to France, Adam figures he might just have a chance to impress a girl and change his life from good to great. When he gets to France, he discovers he has not one but three near-impossible tasks before him. He also discovers a dark and shameful episode from his grandfather’s past, something Adam is supposed to make amends for. But how can he do that when he barely speaks the language and his tasks become more and more dangerous? 

My Deal with the Universe by Deborah Kerbel
(Interest Level: Grades 2-4)
All twelve year-old Daisy Fisher wants is to be normal. But growing up in the house disparagingly referred to as the “Jungle” makes that pretty much impossible. When your parents’ activism brands them as a nuisance and your house is overrun with vines and critters, it’s not so easy to fit in. Or when your twin brother’s cancer might be growing back. Will this be the summer Daisy changes things for the better? Can Daisy cultivate some courage, and figure out a way to keep her brother healthy, maybe life will finally be normal. Or will it?

One Year in Coal Harbor by Polly Horvath
(Interest Level: Grades 5-7)
Primrose Squarp is back! The wise and curious heroine of the Newbery Honor Book Everything on a Waffle is facing another adventure-filled year in Coal Harbor. Even though her parents, once lost at sea, are home, there’s a whole slew of problems and mysteries to keep Primrose busy. There’s Uncle Jack and Kate Bowzer, who may (or may not) be in love. There’s Ked, a foster child who becomes Primrose’s friend. And there’s the new development on the outskirts of town that threatens the Coal Harbor Primrose knows and treasures.

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Johnny Kellock Died Today by Hadley Dyer
(Interest Level: Grades 6-8)
In the summer of 1959, in Halifax’s north end, Rosalie’s cousin Johnny disappears. The family hires David, a strange new neighbourhood boy to help find him, and in the process Rosalie discovers something about the love and secrets that bind her family.

The Shepherd’s Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter
(Interest Level: Grades 8-10)
Amani, a Palestinian girl six years old when the story begins, lives her life in the complex situation between the Jewish and Muslim communities in Palestine and believes that the land of her ancestors has been stolen from her family.

The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
(Interest Level: Grades 3-12)
First is the Nameless City trilogy, tells the story of a City built on an ancient mountain pass and every time it is invaded the City gets a new name, but to the natives in is the Nameless City. Residents survive by not letting themselves get involved–but now the fate of the City rests in the hands of Rat, a native, and Kaidu, one of the Dao, the latest occupiers, and the two must somehow work together if the City is to survive.

The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
(Interest Level: Grades 3-12)
First is the Nameless City trilogy, Kaidu and Rat have only just recovered from the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades. Deep conflicts within the Dao nation are making it impossible to find a political solution for the disputed territory of the City itself. To complicate things further, Kaidu is fairly certain he’s stumbled on a formula for the lost weapon of the mysterious founders of the City. But sharing it with the Dao military would be a complete betrayal of his friendship with Rat.

The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks
(Interest Level: Grades 3-12)
The third and final installment in the Nameless City trilogy delivers a heart-thumping conclusion. The Nameless City, held by the rogue Dao prince Erzi, is under siege by a coalition of Dao and Yisun forces who are determined to end the war once and for all.