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Historical Fiction—
Modern Europe and America
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era to ancient Rome to the Dark Ages--from crusader castles to frontier
settlements to Federal era ships, these books run the gamut of history.
Tale after tale of adventure brings these various historical
epochs
to life again with inspiring and unforgettable characters. |
Ages
12 and up
Leave If You Can
by Luise Rinser
Two
idealistic
Italian girls, Angelina and Guilia, run off to join the
partisans during World War II to fight the occupying Nazis. An ardent
communist, Angelina deplores the Catholic Church and imagines a world
where all people achieve material salvation through social policy.
The two girls join a partisan group led by the
dashing Antonio and are soon in the fight against the Germans. After a
particularly sharp battle, Angelina is missing and Giulia returns to
the scene to find her. To her amazement, Angelina is living in the
ruins of the abandoned abbey of Santa Maria del Monte. Though in love
with Antonio, Angelina finds herself mystically tied the abbey by a
force she can only explain by pointing to the inscription over a
shattered arch: egredere si potes
-- leave if you can. Her internal
struggle becomes even more intense after she witnesses the terrible
aerial bombing of the ancient abbey of Monte Cassino.
Originally written in German in 1959, Leave If You Can is a beatiful
novella of wartime Italy that explores the challenge of God's mystical
call versus the overpowering allure of the world.
Paperback ~ 156
pp. ~ $13.95 with
10% discount, $12.56 |
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Ages
12 and up
Outlaws of Ravenhurst
by Sr. M. Imelda Wallace, S.L.
For
generations Ravenhurst had been the stronghold of Scottish chiefs who
led Clan Gordon to battle for God and Our Lady. It was filled with
memories of persecution. It was the scene of the last stand of the
great Earl, Sir Angus. Back against the altar and outnumbered twenty to
one, the giant Angus grasped his two-handed longsword and laid the
sacrilegious enemies of his God around his feet like sproutings clipped
from a hedgerow. The setting is 17th century Scotland and the
characters are strong Catholics, outlaws remaining true to their Faith,
even if it means drawing their swords and fighting (and possibly dying)
for that Faith. This classic adventure is a favorite of young and old
alike sure to be a story that most will want to read and read again!
Hardcover ~ 231
pp. ~ $14.00 with
5% discount, $13.30 |
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Ages
10 and up
Red Hugh, Prince of
Donegal
by Robert T. Reilly
Red Hugh
was a
true champion of Irish liberty during the harsh reign of Queen
Elizabeth I in the 1580s. Hugh is captured and imprisoned in Dublin
Castle, but manages to escape to attempt to rescue his family's castle.
A rollicking adventure, Red Hugh is also a great teaching tool
for Irish geography and culture.
Paperback ~ 208
pp. ~ $12.95 with
5% discount, $12.30 |
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Ages
9 and up
Nacar the White Deer
A Story of Old Mexico
by Elizabeth Borton de
Treviño
A deep
friendship springs up between a boy, who had lost his voice and his
mother at the same tragic moment, and an ailing albino deer sent from
China as a gift to the King of Spain. It is Lalo's task to nurture the
sick deer back to health in the mountains of Mexico so that he will be
well enough for the sea voyage to Spain. This gentle story of Mexico in
1630 follows young Lalo on his journey back to the Mountain of the
Sleeping Lady. The journey and months the deer and the boy spend with
Lalo's goats are full both of dangers found in a wild landscape and of
charming incidents found in a people brimming with life and faith.
Paperback ~ 130
pp. ~ $10.95 with
5% discount, $10.40 |
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Ages
10 and up
Madeleine Takes Command
by Ethel C. Brill
Based on
a true
account of colonial New France, this book tells the tale of 14 year old
Madeleine Verchère. Madeleine is left alone with two younger
brothers and a few others to guard the family fort when the Iroquois
unexpectedly attack. Using determined strategems, Madeleine and her
small band attempt to stave off the assault in this harrowing tale of
frontier life in colonial Canada.
Paperback ~ 224
pp. ~ $13.95 with
5% discount, $13.25 |
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Ages
14 and up
With Pipe, Paddle and
Song
by Elizabeth Yates
Son of a
French
nobleman and a Chippewa woman, Guillaume's life has been split between
his father's chateau in Montreal and his mother's village. When his
father returns to France, Guillaume joins a rough crew of voyageurs who
trek into the wilds of Canada to bring back the pelts which have made
New France prosperous.
Paperback ~ 272
pp. ~ $12.95 with
5% discount, $12.30 |
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