Books like Mary's land by Lucia St Clair Robson

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

Three white women in 1962 Mississippi team up with their Black maids to write a forbidden book that challenges the town’s rigid social order.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

Craig of the Mohicans, a frontier scout turns away from civilization, forming a bond with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters across the perilous wilderness of America's frontier.

A 2005 fictional biography by Isabel Allende chronicles the legendary origins of Zorro, serving as a prequel to the original story and referencing other Zorro adaptations.

A Chilean woman embarks on a quest to find her lover in 1840s California's goldfields, facing numerous challenges and adventures along the way.

The Deerslayer: A prequel to James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, focusing on the rapid civilizing of New York and the introduction of the hero, Natty Bumppo, to the frontiersmen of the time.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

An American frigate and her supporting schooner enter a shoal-filled bay off Northumberland, England, in the late 18th century during the American Revolution, encountering a mysterious stranger who may be a special pilot for their upcoming mission to the rocky cliffs.

In 1856, Meg McMullan chronicles her family's reunion and the trials of frontier life in Kansas—fires, homestead struggles, and pro‑slavery ruffians—through a vivid diary diary entry.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Tells the story of 108 legendary heroes from the end of the Song Dynasty who fought for justice and poverty relief.

A 1947 tale of Leo and Mia Morelli, young Italian Jews who survived World War II on the streets and travel to Israel, where they forge friendships with both Jewish and Arab youths.

Marcus Aquila, a soldier condemned to die for a crime he didn't commit, is thrust into the heart of the Roman Empire's brutal civil war, where he must fight for his honor and life against the odds.

Twelve‑year‑old Joshua’s routine in the Florida Keys is transformed when a new family moves into a nearby abandoned house, forging unexpected friendships and challenging his attitudes toward neighbors and community.