Some of the book listed as individual books are really part of series, but other books in the series were written in other decades, so they are listed separately.
Individual Books
Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm (1982)
Anna’s grandfather doesn’t think much of life in New York City until helping a group of strangers during the Great Blizzard of 1888 helps him make new friends.
Back Home (1984)
Virginia “Rusty” Dickinson returns home to England after the war ends, having lived in the United States for five years, since she was sent away at age seven. Everything seems strange to her, and other people look at her as an outsider because she seems too American. She also has a young brother who was born while she was away, and her parents’ marriage is suffering because her father is psychologically damaged from the war and her mother has learned to become more independent. Then, her parents send her away to a harsh boarding school where she is bullied mercilessly by the other girls. Will Rusty ever find a place in England where she feels like she can really be at home? By Michelle Magorian.
Boy of the Painted Cave (1988)
A young boy becomes an outcast from his people because he would rather paint animals than hunt them, and only certain people are allowed to be cave painters. There is a sequel to this book called Return to the Painted Cave. By Justin Denzel.
The Cuckoo Clock (1987)
A young orphan boy in 19th century Germany finds his destiny when he is apprenticed to an elderly clockmaker.
Maroo of the Winter Caves (1984)
A young girl during the Ice Age must lead her family to their winter camp after the death of her father. By Ann Turnbull.
Molly’s Pilgrim (1983)
An immigrant girl is teased by children in her American school for being different until a lesson about pilgrims helps the other students to see her in a new way.
Number the Stars (1989)
During World War II, in occupied Denmark, a family risks everything to help their Jewish friends escape. By Lois Lowry.
Silver Days (1989)
A Jewish girl and her sisters deal with growing up in a new country after her family flees World War II Germany and resettles in the United States. Part of the Journey to America Saga.
The Sign of the Beaver (1983)
In 18th century America, a 13-year-old boy helps his father build a new cabin for their family on the frontier. When his father leaves him to watch over the cabin while he returns to their home town to bring the rest of the family to the cabin, the boy learns to take care of himself with the help of a Native American friend. Lonely and worried about what will happen if his family never arrives, the boy considers accepting an offer from his friend to join his tribe and travel with them. By Elizabeth George Speare.
The Time of the Forest (1988)
In the prehistory of Denmark, hunter-gatherers clash with new settlers, and one young couple begins forging a new society. By Tom McGowen.
Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed (1983)
Halloween 1938 turns out to be unexpectedly eventful for Willie Bea and her family. By Virginia Hamilton.
Series
A collection of different series of books, each focusing on a girl from a different period of American history. 1986-Present.
A granddaughter passes on stories that her grandmother told her about growing up on a farm in Michigan during the 1800s. The stories often have a Christian moral. By Arleta Richardson. 1974-1991.
Life changes for farm family on the Great Plains during the early 1900s when the father marries a mail-order bride. 1985-2006.
Historical Mystery Books
Peppermints in the Parlor (1980)
An orphan girl arrives at her aunt and uncle’s house only to learn that it has been taken over by a cruel woman and turned into a retirement home that is cruel to the occupants. Her aunt is treated as a virtual slave and her uncle has mysteriously disappeared. By Barbara Brooks Wallace.
Historical Mystery Series
A historical mystery series with Christian themes that takes place in turn-of-the-century South Carolina. Amanda Shaw is an orphan with a mysterious past but who finds a new life with relatives she had never met. By Lois Gladys Leppard. 1983-2004.
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