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Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Black Dahlia by James EllroyThe Wild Birds by Emily Strelow
California Historical Fiction
280 books — 133 voters
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
467 books — 120 voters

Calico Palace by Gwen BristowWalk on Earth a Stranger by Rae CarsonBy the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid FleischmanDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne
California Gold Rush Fiction
45 books — 47 voters
Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisA Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaCity of Quartz by Mike DavisSan Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerThe World Rushed In by J.S. Holliday
California History
204 books — 46 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellEsperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanBy the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid FleischmanOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaSeeds of Hope by Kristiana Gregory
Children's Historical Fiction set in California
197 books — 37 voters
The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. ServiceThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack LondonTo Build a Fire by Jack LondonAt the Mountain's Edge by Genevieve Graham
The Yukon
78 books — 14 voters

By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid FleischmanWalk on Earth a Stranger by Rae CarsonThe Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen CushmanSeeds of Hope by Kristiana GregoryNewsgirl by Liza Ketchum
California Gold Rush in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
25 books — 13 voters
Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth ParkA Waltz for Matilda by Jackie FrenchMonkey Hill Gold by Patricia BernardWhite Spirit by Lance MorcanBridie's Fire by Kirsty Murray
YA Australian Historical Fiction - Nineteenth Century
13 books — 6 voters

Under a Painted Sky by Stacey LeeWalk on Earth a Stranger by Rae CarsonInto the Bright Unknown by Rae CarsonAll Out by Saundra MitchellLike a River Glorious by Rae Carson
YA Fiction set in the 1840s
8 books — 6 voters
The Washing of the Spears by Donald R. MorrisFrontiers by Noël MostertThe Dead Will Arise by J.B. PeiresRogues, Rebels and Runaways by Nigel PennKrotoa-eva by Kwela Books
Colonial South Africa
110 books — 5 voters

How Raven Freed the Moon by Anne CameronWhite Jade Tiger by Julie LawsonThe Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito by Sheila GarrigueThe Daring Game by Kit PearsonHow Come the Best Clues Are Always in the Garbage? by Linda Bailey
20th Century Juvenile Fiction set in BC
107 books — 5 voters
A Ribbon of Shining Steel by Julie LawsonAn Ocean Apart by Gillian ChanSaying Good-bye to London by Julie BurtinshawLauren Yanofsky Hates the Holocaust by Leanne LiebermanThe Greenies by Myra Paperny
21st Century Juvenile Fiction set in BC
113 books — 5 voters

MY LIFE AS A WHORE by Tracy BeachLeftover Salmon by Tim Newby
Best Colorado History Books
2 books — 2 voters
The Hermit of Siskiyou, or, Twice-Old Man by L.W. MusickBlack Diamonds by John Minnich WilsonYellow Witch; Ballads About Gold by Clyde RobertsonGems from the tailings by Samuel W Smith"Pay Dirt" The Hard Rock Poet's Latest Tales and Ballads abou... by Rufus L. Porter
Dark As A Dungeon (Mining Poetry)
61 books — 1 voter

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