Query: non american children's historical fiction books
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Hollow Tree
Junk (novel)
Somewhere Around the Corner
Esperanza Rising
Once (novel)
Crusade in Jeans
In the Reign of Terror
Closer (novel)
Knight Crusader
Blood Red Horse
The Island on Bird Street
Thursday's Child (Hartnett novel)
Crusade (Laird novel)
Only the Heart
The Red Necklace
Evidence from documents: The Hollow Tree: '''''The Hollow Tree''''' is a children's historical novel by Janet Lunn, published in 1997
Junk (novel): '''''Junk''''', known as '''''Smack''''' in the US, is a realistic novel for young adults, written by British author Melvin Burgess and published in 1996 by Andersen in the UK. Set on the streets of Bristol, England, it features two runaway teenagers who join a group of squatters, where they fall into heroin addiction and embrace anarchism. Both critically and commercially, it is the best received of Burgess' novels. Yet it was unusually controversial at first, criticised negatively for its 'how-to' aspect, or its dark realism, or its moral relativism.
Somewhere Around the Corner: '''''Somewhere Around the Corner''''' is a children's novel written by Australian author Jackie French. It was her first historical novel, and chronicles the adventures of a homeless girl from 1994 who goes 'around the corner' to another time - the Great Depression.
Esperanza Rising: '''''Esperanza Rising''''' is a young adult historical fiction novel written by Mexican-American author Pam Muñoz Ryan and released by Scholastic Publishing on 27 March 2000. The novel focuses on Esperanza, the only daughter of wealthy Mexican parents, and the events that occur after her father's murder. Esperanza, her mother, and their former household servants flee to California with no money during the Great Depression, where they find agricultural work that pays very little. The book received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Muñoz Ryan's writing and concluded that it was suitable for classroom discussion.
Once (novel): non american children's: '''''Once''''' is a 2005 children's novel by Australian author Morris Gleitzman.
fiction books: Although ''Once'' is a work of fiction, Gleitzman was inspired by the story of Janusz Korczak, the events of World War II, and Hitler's attempt to exterminate the Jewish population of Europe.
Crusade in Jeans: '''Crusade in Jeans''''' (1973) is a children's novel written by Thea Beckman. It contains a fictional account of the children's crusade of 1212, as witnessed by Rudolf Hefting, a boy from the 20th century. The original Dutch title is ''Kruistocht in spijkerbroek''.
In the Reign of Terror: *'''Historical Fiction''' ''In the Reign of Terror'' is one of over one hundred historical fiction novels written by G.A. Henty, who is considered to be "the most popular nineteenth-century English writer of historical fiction for boys."
Closer (novel): non american: '''''Closer''''' (sometimes known simply as '''''Tunnels 4''''') is the fourth book in the ''Tunnels'' series, written by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. Released in the United Kingdom by Chicken House on 3 May 2010, its publication in the United States by Scholastic Inc. followed on 1 February 2011.
children's historical fiction books: In the world with its own sun in the center of the Earth, the Rebecca twins dive into a pool in order to escape an explosion set off by Will and Elliott in Freefall, and eventually are able to survive by breathing air they find trapped in the roof of a mine shaft that, after being flooded, formed the pool they were camped at.
Knight Crusader: '''''Knight Crusader''''', "the story of Philip d'Aubigny", is a children's historical novel by Ronald Welch (Ronald Oliver Fenton), first published by Oxford in 1954 with illustrations by William Stobbs. It is set primarily in the Crusader states of Outremer in the twelfth century and features the Battle of Hattin and the Third Crusade. Welch won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.
Blood Red Horse: '''''Blood Red Horse''''' is a 2004 young adult historical novel by author K M Grant. The book was published in 2004 by Puffin Books and in the US in 2005 by Walker Children's. ''Blood Red Horse'' is the first novel in the De Granville Trilogy and was followed by the books ''Green Jasper'' and ''Blaze of Silver''.
The Island on Bird Street: '''''The Island on Bird Street''''' (; '''''The Island on Birds Street''''') is a 1981 semi-autobiographical children's book by Israeli author Uri Orlev, which tells the story of a young boy, Alex, and his struggle to survive alone in a ghetto during World War II.
Thursday's Child (Hartnett novel): '''''Thursday's Child''''' is young adult novel by the Australian writer Sonya Hartnett, published in 2000 by Penguin Books. Set during the 1930s Great Depression in Australia, it features a young woman Harper Flute and her family, who live in poverty.
Crusade (Laird novel): It was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa Children's Book Award..
Only the Heart: '''''Only The Heart''''' is a novel written by Brian Caswell and David Phu An Chiem about the Vietnamese boat people. It was first published in 1997. In contrast to Caswell's mainly futuristic style, such as his widely acclaimed Deucalion series, this book is written in the present-past style. The book is said to be based on David's life. The book is classified as young adult fiction and is one of the most successful books by the author.
The main character for this story is a boy named Toan. The book jumps from the past, when Toan is only six years old, to the present, when he is in his teens. The book is mainly written in first person, Toan's and his older cousin's, Linh's point of view.
The Red Necklace: children's historical fiction books: '''''The Red Necklace ''''' is a young adult historical novel by Sally Gardner, published by Orion in 2007.
non american: The story is principally set in and near Paris between 1789 and 1792. Yannick "Yann" Margoza, an orphaned gypsy boy, who can throw his voice, read minds and predict the future, works in the Théâtre du Temple, with his guardians Topolain a magician, and Têtu a dwarf who can move objects with his mind.