Kathryn Lasky

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 is a historical novel for young girls. It is the first book in the series Dear America. Remember Patience Whipple is a girl who was on board the Mayflower and is sailing from England. She is headed toward the New World with her family …

The Siege is a historical novel by the English writer Helen Dunmore. It is set in Leningrad just before and during the Siege of Leningrad by German forces in World War II.