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Rooftops of Tehran
By Mahbod Seraji. Set in Tehran in 1973, Pasha Shahed is happily in a secret relationship with his neighbor Zari. But when an incident forces him into contact with the Shah's secret police, Pasha is forced to make a choice that could change his life forever.
The King's Fifth
By Scott O'Dell. Esteban is a teenage mapmaker with the Spanish Conquistador Army, whose purpose is to travel the New World searching for gold. Newbery Honor (1967).
Empire of the Sun
By J.G. Ballard. Young British teen Jim is happily living in Shenghai with his parents before World War II. But when Pearl Harbor is bombed and the Japanese move to occupy Shenghai, Jim finds himself trapped and separated from his parents. Can he survive the internment camp he soon finds himself imprisoned in?
Children of the Arbat
By Anatoli Rybakov. It's the Soviet Union in 1933, and the country is on the verge of the Reign of Terror. Idealistic Sasha aspires to give his life to his country by working in the civil service but quickly comes up against obstacles to his goal.
Memoirs of a Geisha
By Arthur Golden. When Chiyo is nine she is sold to an okiya in Gion where where she learns the ways of the geisha and goes on to become one of the most popular geishas in Japan.
The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison. Pecola Breedlove is an 11-year-old black girl trying to come to terms with her ethnic diversity. Though she is considered beautiful by those who know her, she sees the blond, white girls with their blue eyes and wishes she looked like them. Will Pecola ever learn to accept herself?