Historical Fiction

Heroes by Alan Gratz

Sponsor(s): Ms. Jessica Kara (English Teacher)

On December 7, 1941, best friends Frank and Stanley’s carefree life in Hawaii is shattered when Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. As bombs explode around them, the boys scramble for safety, but Stanley, whose mother is Japanese-American, faces a shocking betrayal from those he once trusted. In the chaos of war, can their friendship survive, or will everything they know be destroyed? A gripping, emotional story about courage, betrayal, and friendship during a turning point in history.

Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams

Sponsor(s): Parker Gibb-Casley (Gr 9) and Hana Ettefagh (Gr 9)

Separated at birth after their parents’ tragic death, twin sisters Charlie and Magnolia lead vastly different lives—Charlie, a Black activist in Harlem, and Magnolia, a white heiress in rural Georgia. But when Magnolia uncovers the truth about her heritage, a deadly curse follows. As Charlie journeys to Georgia to honor her grandmother’s last wish, the sisters reunite in a haunted town, where they must confront the ghosts of the past and break a curse that binds them. In a racially divided world, will they discover the power of sisterhood and redemption?

Trust by Hernan Diaz (For Gr 10-12 only)

Sponsor(s): Mr. Raymond Moylan (Inclusive Education Teacher)

In the roaring 1920s, Benjamin and Helen Rask are the epitome of wealth and power in New York—he a Wall Street mogul, she the daughter of aristocrats. But as their immense fortune comes under scrutiny, the mystery of how they built their empire unfolds through competing narratives. Hernan Diaz’s Trust is a thrilling, century-spanning literary puzzle that explores the deceptions at the heart of wealth, power, and personal relationships, challenging our understanding of truth.