Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

World War I Book
Pick out a book that is set during the First World War. It's so much messier than WWII, but it's still such an important historical event.
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When We Danced at the End of the Pier by Sandy Taylor

When We Danced at the End of the Pier

Brighton Girls Trilogy #1

Sandy Taylor

362 pages • 2017

fiction historical romance emotional medium-paced
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

The Haunting of Maddy Clare

Simone St. James

318 pages • digital • 2012

fiction historical mystery mysterious fast-paced
Great or Nothing by Jessica Spotswood, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, Joy McCullough

Great or Nothing

Jessica Spotswood, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, Joy McCullough

392 pages • paperback • 2022 user-added

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang

The Porcelain Moon

Janie Chang

352 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical emotional medium-paced
Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • paperback • 1973

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Lovely War by Julie Berry

Lovely War

Julie Berry

480 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Moon Over Manifest

Clare Vanderpool

368 pages • paperback • 2010

fiction historical middle grade emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Paris Hours by Alex George

The Paris Hours

Alex George

272 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd

An Unmarked Grave

Bess Crawford #4

Charles Todd

8 hours, 31 minutes • audio • 2012

fiction historical mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced
The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

The White Lady

Jacqueline Winspear

321 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious medium-paced