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KCLS BookMatch: History, Mysteries, and More

This list was created for a reader interested in meaningful stories about history, mysteries, and pathos. Request your own personalized reading list at kcls.org/bookmatch.

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  • Like THE BOY WHO HARNASSED THE WIND, this is an inspirational true story that takes place in Africa -- the autobiography of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
    Book, 2006New York : Knopf, 2006.
  • eBook, 2008New York : Anchor Books, [2008?]
  • This true story is almost stranger than fiction. "The yearning for the supernatural and the magical to be real seems timeless. In the early years of the twentieth century it was fairies that intrigued, especially those in a handful of photographs…
    Book, 2012Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
  • This is historical fiction about a remarkable girl born in Kenya, raised by her British missionary parents. The year is 1918 when her parents become gravely ill and suddenly she is all alone and caught up in a scandal.
    Book, 2006New York : Harper Trophy, 2006, c2005.
  • A cozy British mystery series that takes place in the Cotswolds. Successful professional Agatha Raisin decides to trade in city life for a picturesque village. Little does she know she will end up entangled in plots reminiscent of Agatha Christie…
    Book, 2012New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, [2012]
  • Streaming Video, 2016[United States] : Acorn, 2016.
  • Similar to GOODNIGHT MR. TOM, this story also takes place in England during WWII when children were evacuated. The main character, Ada, has been neglected and abused by her mother because she was born with a clubfoot. Ada and her brother leave…
    Book, 2015New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]